/*
 * Hibernate Validator, declare and validate application constraints
 *
 * 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 org.hibernate.validator.cfg.context;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

Facet of a constraint mapping creational context which allows to select the bean
property to which the next operations shall apply.
Author:
Kevin Pollet <kevin.pollet@serli.com> (C) 2011 SERLI, Gunnar Morling/**
 * Facet of a constraint mapping creational context which allows to select the bean
 * property to which the next operations shall apply.
 *
 * @author Kevin Pollet &lt;kevin.pollet@serli.com&gt; (C) 2011 SERLI
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 */
public interface PropertyTarget {
	
Selects a property to which the next operations shall apply.

Until this method is called constraints apply on class level. After calling this method constraints
apply on the specified property with the given access type.


A given property may only be configured once.

Params:
property – The property on which to apply the following constraints (Java Bean notation).
type – The access type (field/property).
Returns:
A creational context representing the selected property./**
	 * Selects a property to which the next operations shall apply.
	 * <p>
	 * Until this method is called constraints apply on class level. After calling this method constraints
	 * apply on the specified property with the given access type.
	 * </p>
	 * <p>
	 * A given property may only be configured once.
	 * </p>
	 *
	 * @param property The property on which to apply the following constraints (Java Bean notation).
	 * @param type The access type (field/property).
	 *
	 * @return A creational context representing the selected property.
	 */
	PropertyConstraintMappingContext property(String property, ElementType type);
}