javax.validation

Interface ParameterNameProvider

public interface ParameterNameProvider

Provides names for method and constructor parameters.

Used by the Bean Validation runtime when creating constraint violation objects for violated method constraints.

Implementations must be thread-safe.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Gunnar Morling

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
List<String>	getParameterNames(Constructor<?> constructor) Returns the names of the parameters of the given constructor.
List<String>	getParameterNames(Method method) Returns the names of the parameters of the given method.

Method Detail

getParameterNames

List<String> getParameterNames(Constructor<?> constructor)

Returns the names of the parameters of the given constructor.

Parameters:

constructor - the constructor for which the parameter names shall be retrieved; never null

Returns:

a list containing the names of the parameters of the given constructor; may be empty but never null

getParameterNames

List<String> getParameterNames(Method method)

Returns the names of the parameters of the given method.

Parameters:

method - the method for which the parameter names shall be retrieved; never null

Returns:

a list containing the names of the parameters of the given method; may be empty but never null