/*
* Bean Validation API
*
* License: Apache License, Version 2.0
* See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
*/
package javax.validation;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.
ElementType.
TYPE_USE;
import static java.lang.annotation.
RetentionPolicy.
RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.
Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.
Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.
Target;
/**
* Marks a property, method parameter or method return type for validation cascading.
* <p>
* Constraints defined on the object and its properties are be validated when the
* property, method parameter or method return type is validated.
* <p>
* This behavior is applied recursively.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
@
Target({
METHOD,
FIELD,
CONSTRUCTOR,
PARAMETER,
TYPE_USE })
@
Retention(
RUNTIME)
@
Documented
public @interface
Valid {
}