Module jakarta.validation

Package jakarta.validation.constraintvalidation

Enum Class ValidationTarget

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<ValidationTarget>

jakarta.validation.constraintvalidation.ValidationTarget

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<ValidationTarget>, Constable

public enum ValidationTarget
extends Enum<ValidationTarget>

List of possible targets for a ConstraintValidator.

Since:

1.1

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
ANNOTATED_ELEMENT	(Returned) element annotated by the constraint.
PARAMETERS	Array of parameters of the annotated method or constructor (aka cross-parameter).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static ValidationTarget	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static ValidationTarget[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

ANNOTATED_ELEMENT

public static final ValidationTarget ANNOTATED_ELEMENT

(Returned) element annotated by the constraint.

PARAMETERS

public static final ValidationTarget PARAMETERS

Array of parameters of the annotated method or constructor (aka cross-parameter).

Method Details

values

public static ValidationTarget[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static ValidationTarget valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null