org.dellroad.stuff.validation
Annotation Type Sorted

@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy=SortedValidator.class)
@Target(value={METHOD,FIELD,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Sorted

Validation constraint that checks elements are sorted. Applies to non-primitive arrays, collections and maps; for maps, the keys are examined. If any element is null, it is skipped.

Optional Element Summary

Class<? extends Comparator>	comparator Specifies a Comparator to use.
Class<?>[]	groups
String	message
Class<? extends Payload>[]	payload
boolean	strict Configures whether the sorting should be strict, i.e., whether adjacent equal elements should be disallowed.

message

public abstract String message

Default:

"Collection is not sorted"

groups

public abstract Class<?>[] groups

Default:

{}

payload

public abstract Class<? extends Payload>[] payload

Default:

{}

comparator

public abstract Class<? extends Comparator> comparator

Specifies a Comparator to use. If none is specified, the natural sort ordering is used. The class must have a default constructor.

Default:

java.util.Comparator.class

strict

public abstract boolean strict

Configures whether the sorting should be strict, i.e., whether adjacent equal elements should be disallowed.

Default:

true