/*
 * 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 java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.validation.Constraint;
import javax.validation.Payload;

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.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Validate that the string is between min and max included.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Length {
	int min() default 0;

	int max() default Integer.MAX_VALUE;

	String message() default "{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.Length.message}";

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

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

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