/*
 * 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;

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

Marks a property, method parameter or method return type for validation cascading.

Constraints defined on the object and its properties are be validated when the
property, method parameter or method return type is validated.

This behavior is applied recursively.
Author:
Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik/**
 * Marks a property, method parameter or method return type for validation cascading.
 * <p>
 * Constraints defined on the object and its properties are be validated when the
 * property, method parameter or method return type is validated.
 * <p>
 * This behavior is applied recursively.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Valid {
}