Method Detail

• public String getName()

  Returns:

  The name of the constraint

• public Object getParameter()

  Returns:

  The parameter to the constraint

• public String getPropertyName()

  Returns:

  The property name of the constraint

• public boolean isValid()

  Return whether the constraint is valid for the owning class

  Returns:

  true if it is

• @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
  public boolean supports(Class type)

  Returns whether the constraint supports being applied against the specified type;

  Parameters:

  type - The type to support

  Returns:

  true if the constraint can be applied against the specified type

• public void validate(Object target, Object propertyValue, Errors errors)

  Validate this constraint against a property value. If implementation is vetoing (isVetoing() method returns true), then it could return 'true' to stop further validation.

  Parameters:

  target

  propertyValue - The property value to validate

  errors - The errors instance to record errors against