Method Detail

• hasConstraints

  boolean hasConstraints()

  Returns:

  returns true if at least one constraint declaration is present for this element in the class hierarchy, false otherwise

• getElementClass

  java.lang.Class<?> getElementClass()

  Returns:

  the statically defined returned type

• getConstraintDescriptors

  java.util.Set<ConstraintDescriptor<?>> getConstraintDescriptors()

  Returns all constraint descriptors for this element in the class hierarchy or an empty Set if none are present.

  Returns:

  Set of constraint descriptors for this element

• findConstraints

  ElementDescriptor.ConstraintFinder findConstraints()

  Finds constraints and potentially restricts them to certain criteria.

  Returns:

  ConstraintFinder object