/*
* 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.executable;
/**
* Defines the types of executables targeted by an operation.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard
* @since 1.1
*/
public enum ExecutableType {
/**
* If the annotation using {@code ExecutableType} is on a type (class or interface),
* the behavior is equivalent to the annotation not being present.
* <p>
* If on a constructor, it is equivalent to {@link #CONSTRUCTORS}.
* <p>
* If on a non-getter method, it is equivalent to {@link #NON_GETTER_METHODS}.
* <p>
* If on a getter method, it is equivalent to {@link #GETTER_METHODS}.
*/
IMPLICIT,
/**
* None of the executables.
* <p>
* Note that this option is equivalent to an empty list of executable types
* and is present to improve readability. If {@code NONE} and other types of executables
* are present in a list, {@code NONE} is ignored.
*/
NONE,
/**
* All constructors.
*/
CONSTRUCTORS,
/**
* All methods except the ones following the getter pattern. A getter according to the
* JavaBeans specification is a method whose:
* <ul>
* <li>name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter</li>
* <li>name starts with is, has a return type and is returning {@code boolean}.</li>
* </ul>
*/
NON_GETTER_METHODS,
/**
/**
* All methods following the getter pattern. A getter according to the
* JavaBeans specification is a method whose:
* <ul>
* <li>name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter</li>
* <li>name starts with is, has a return type and is returning {@code boolean}.</li>
* </ul>
*/
GETTER_METHODS,
/**
* All executables (constructors and methods).
*/
ALL
}