org.eclipse.emf.ecore

Interface EAnnotationValidator

All Known Implementing Classes:

BasicEAnnotationValidator, DateConversionDelegateFactory.AnnotationValidator, EcoreAnnotationValidator, ExtendedMetaDataAnnotationValidator

public interface EAnnotationValidator

An annotation validity checker for a specific annotation source.

Implementations of EAnnotationValidator should extend BasicEAnnotationValidator or one of its derived classes because methods may be added to this API.

Since:

2.14

See Also:

BasicEAnnotationValidator

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Interface and Description
static interface	EAnnotationValidator.Descriptor An EAnnotationValidator wrapper used by the EAnnotationValidator.Registry.
static interface	EAnnotationValidator.Registry A map from annotation source to EAnnotationValidator or to EAnnotationValidator.Descriptor.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.String	getAnnotationSource() Returns the annotation source of the annotations validated by this annotation validator.
boolean	isValidLocation(EAnnotation eAnnotation) Returns whether this annotation with this annotation validator's annotation source is valid at its current location.
boolean	validate(EAnnotation eAnnotation, DiagnosticChain diagnostics, java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context) Returns whether this annotation is valid.

Method Detail

getAnnotationSource

java.lang.String getAnnotationSource()

Returns the annotation source of the annotations validated by this annotation validator.

Returns:

the annotation source.

isValidLocation

boolean isValidLocation(EAnnotation eAnnotation)

Returns whether this annotation with this annotation validator's annotation source is valid at its current location.

Parameters:

eAnnotation - the annotation in question.

Returns:

whether this annotation with this annotation validator's annotation source is valid at its current location.

validate

boolean validate(EAnnotation eAnnotation,
                 DiagnosticChain diagnostics,
                 java.util.Map<java.lang.Object,java.lang.Object> context)

Returns whether this annotation is valid.

Parameters:

eAnnotation - the annotation in question.

diagnostics - a place to accumulate diagnostics; if it's null, no diagnostics should be produced.

context - a place to cache information, if it's null, no cache is supported.

Returns:

whether this annotation is valid.

See Also:

EObjectValidator.validate(EObject, DiagnosticChain, Map)