Module jakarta.validation

Package jakarta.validation

Annotation Interface OverridesAttribute

@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(METHOD)
@Repeatable(OverridesAttribute.List.class)
public @interface OverridesAttribute

Marks an attribute as overriding the attribute of a composing constraint. Both attributes must share the same type.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
static @interface	OverridesAttribute.List	Defines several OverridesAttribute annotations on the same element

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	constraint

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
int	constraintIndex	The index of the targeted constraint declaration when using multiple constraints of the same type.
String	name	Name of the Constraint attribute overridden.

Element Details

constraint

Class<? extends Annotation> constraint

Returns:

constraint type the attribute is overriding

name

String name

Name of the Constraint attribute overridden. Defaults to the name of the attribute hosting @OverridesAttribute.

Returns:

name of constraint attribute overridden

Default:

""

constraintIndex

int constraintIndex

The index of the targeted constraint declaration when using multiple constraints of the same type.

The index represents the index of the constraint in the value() array.

By default, no index is defined and the single constraint declaration is targeted.

Returns:

constraint declaration index if multivalued annotation is used

Default:

-1