/*
 * 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.NotBlank.List;

The annotated element must not be null and must contain at least one non-whitespace character. Accepts CharSequence. 
Author:
Hardy Ferentschik
See Also:
Character.isWhitespace(char)
Since:
2.0/**
 * The annotated element must not be {@code null} and must contain at least one
 * non-whitespace character. Accepts {@code CharSequence}.
 *
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 * @since 2.0
 *
 * @see Character#isWhitespace(char)
 */
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(List.class)
public @interface NotBlank {

	String message() default "{javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank.message}";

	Class<?>[] groups() default { };

	Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default { };

	
Defines several @NotBlank constraints on the same element. 
See Also:
NotBlank/**
	 * Defines several {@code @NotBlank} constraints on the same element.
	 *
	 * @see NotBlank
	 */
	@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
	@Retention(RUNTIME)
	@Documented
	public @interface List {
		NotBlank[] value();
	}
}