/*
 * Jakarta Bean Validation API
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
 * See the license.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>.
 */
package javax.validation.constraints;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull.List;

The annotated element must not be null. Accepts any type.
Author:Emmanuel Bernard
/** * The annotated element must not be {@code null}. * Accepts any type. * * @author Emmanuel Bernard */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE }) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Repeatable(List.class) @Documented @Constraint(validatedBy = { }) public @interface NotNull { String message() default "{javax.validation.constraints.NotNull.message}"; Class<?>[] groups() default { }; Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default { };
Defines several NotNull annotations on the same element.
See Also:
/** * Defines several {@link NotNull} annotations on the same element. * * @see javax.validation.constraints.NotNull */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE }) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Documented @interface List { NotNull[] value(); } }