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package javax.validation.metadata;
/**
* Represents the type of a method: getter or non getter.
*
* @author Emmanuel Bernard <emmanuel@hibernate.org>
* @since 1.1
*/
public enum MethodType {
/**
* A method 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,
/**
* A method that does not follow 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
}