Meta (Apache BVal :: Implementation 3.0.1 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.bval.jsr.metadata.Meta<E>

Type Parameters:

E -

Direct Known Subclasses:

Meta.ForClass, Meta.ForContainerElement, Meta.ForCrossParameter, Meta.ForMember, Meta.ForParameter
```
public abstract class Meta<E extends AnnotatedElement>
extends Object
```
Validation class model.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes
Modifier and Type	Class	Description
`static class`	`Meta.ForClass<T>`
`static class`	`Meta.ForConstructor<T>`
`static class`	`Meta.ForContainerElement`
`static class`	`Meta.ForCrossParameter<E extends Executable>`
`static class`	`Meta.ForExecutable<E extends Executable>`
`static class`	`Meta.ForField`
`static class`	`Meta.ForMember<M extends Member & AnnotatedElement>`
`static class`	`Meta.ForMethod`
`static class`	`Meta.ForParameter`

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Modifier Constructor Description

protected Meta(E host, ElementType elementType)

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`describeHost()`
`abstract AnnotatedType`	`getAnnotatedType()`
`abstract Class<?>`	`getDeclaringClass()`
`ElementType`	`getElementType()`
`E`	`getHost()`
`abstract String`	`getName()`
`abstract Meta<?>`	`getParent()`
`abstract Type`	`getType()`
`String`	`toString()`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Meta

protected Meta(E host,
               ElementType elementType)

Method Detail

getHost
```
public E getHost()
```

getElementType
```
public ElementType getElementType()
```

getType
```
public abstract Type getType()
```

getDeclaringClass

public abstract Class<?> getDeclaringClass()

getAnnotatedType

public abstract AnnotatedType getAnnotatedType()

getName
```
public abstract String getName()
```

getParent
```
public abstract Meta<?> getParent()
```

toString
```
public final String toString()
```
Overrides:

toString in class Object

describeHost
```
public String describeHost()
```