/*
 * 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.metadata;

import java.util.Set;

Represents a cascadable element.
Author:
Gunnar Morling
Since:
1.1/**
 * Represents a cascadable element.
 *
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 * @since 1.1
 */
public interface CascadableDescriptor {

	
Whether this element is marked for cascaded validation or not.
Returns:
true, if this element is marked for cascaded validation, false otherwise/**
	 * Whether this element is marked for cascaded validation or not.
	 *
	 * @return {@code true}, if this element is marked for cascaded validation,
	 *         {@code false} otherwise
	 */
	boolean isCascaded();

	
Returns the group conversions configured for this element.
Returns:
a set containing this element's group conversions; an empty set may be returned if no conversions are configured but never null/**
	 * Returns the group conversions configured for this element.
	 *
	 * @return a set containing this element's group conversions; an empty set
	 *         may be returned if no conversions are configured but never
	 *         {@code null}
	 */
	Set<GroupConversionDescriptor> getGroupConversions();
}