ReturnValueTarget.java

/*
 * 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;

/**
 * Facet of a constraint mapping creational context which allows to the select the current method's or constructor's
 * return value as target for the next operations.
 *
 * @author Kevin Pollet <kevin.pollet@serli.com> (C) 2011 SERLI
 * @author Gunnar Morling
 */
public interface ReturnValueTarget {

	/**
	 * Selects the current method's return value as the target for the next operations. The return value
	 * of one method or constructor may only be configured more once.
	 *
	 * @return A creational context representing the current method's or constructor's return value.
	 */
	ReturnValueConstraintMappingContext returnValue();
}