ConstraintViolation (Java EE 6 )

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javax.validation
Interface ConstraintViolation<T>

public interface ConstraintViolation<T>

Describe a constraint violation. This object exposes the constraint violation context as well as the message describing the violation.

Author:: Emmanuel Bernard

Method Summary
`ConstraintDescriptor<?>`	`getConstraintDescriptor()` Constraint metadata reported to fail.
`java.lang.Object`	`getInvalidValue()`
`java.lang.Object`	`getLeafBean()` If a bean constraint, the bean instance the constraint is applied on If a property constraint, the bean instance hosting the property the constraint is applied on
`java.lang.String`	`getMessage()`
`java.lang.String`	`getMessageTemplate()`
`Path`	`getPropertyPath()`
`T`	`getRootBean()`
`java.lang.Class<T>`	`getRootBeanClass()`

Method Detail

getMessage

java.lang.String getMessage()

Returns:: The interpolated error message for this constraint violation.

getMessageTemplate

java.lang.String getMessageTemplate()

Returns:: The non-interpolated error message for this constraint violation.

getRootBean

T getRootBean()

Returns:: The root bean being validated. Null when returned by Validator.validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class[])

getRootBeanClass

java.lang.Class<T> getRootBeanClass()

Returns:: The class of the root bean being validated

getLeafBean

java.lang.Object getLeafBean()

If a bean constraint, the bean instance the constraint is applied on If a property constraint, the bean instance hosting the property the constraint is applied on

Returns:: the leaf bean the constraint is applied on. Null when returned by Validator.validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class[])

getPropertyPath

Path getPropertyPath()

Returns:: the property path to the value from rootBean.

getInvalidValue

java.lang.Object getInvalidValue()

Returns:: the value failing to pass the constraint.

getConstraintDescriptor

ConstraintDescriptor<?> getConstraintDescriptor()

Constraint metadata reported to fail. The returned instance is immutable.

Returns:: constraint metadata