/*
 * 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.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.ReportAsSingleViolation;
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;

import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank.List;

Validate that the annotated string is not null or empty. The difference to NotEmpty is that trailing whitespaces are getting ignored. 
Author:
Hardy Ferentschik
Deprecated:
use the standard NotBlank constraint instead/**
 * Validate that the annotated string is not {@code null} or empty.
 * The difference to {@code NotEmpty} is that trailing whitespaces are getting ignored.
 *
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 *
 * @deprecated use the standard {@link javax.validation.constraints.NotBlank} constraint instead
 */
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@ReportAsSingleViolation
@NotNull
@Repeatable(List.class)
@Deprecated
public @interface NotBlank {
	String message() default "{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank.message}";

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

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

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