/*
 * Jakarta Bean Validation API
 *
 * 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 javax.validation.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.constraints.Email.List;

The string has to be a well-formed email address. Exact semantics of what makes up a valid email address are left to Jakarta Bean Validation providers. Accepts CharSequence.

null elements are considered valid.

Author:Emmanuel Bernard, Hardy Ferentschik
Since:2.0
/** * The string has to be a well-formed email address. Exact semantics of what makes up a valid * email address are left to Jakarta Bean Validation providers. Accepts {@code CharSequence}. * <p> * {@code null} elements are considered valid. * * @author Emmanuel Bernard * @author Hardy Ferentschik * * @since 2.0 */
@Documented @Constraint(validatedBy = { }) @Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE }) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Repeatable(List.class) public @interface Email { String message() default "{javax.validation.constraints.Email.message}"; Class<?>[] groups() default { }; Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default { };
Returns:an additional regular expression the annotated element must match. The default is any string ('.*')
/** * @return an additional regular expression the annotated element must match. The default * is any string ('.*') */
String regexp() default ".*";
Returns:used in combination with regexp() in order to specify a regular expression option
/** * @return used in combination with {@link #regexp()} in order to specify a regular * expression option */
Pattern.Flag[] flags() default { };
Defines several @Email constraints on the same element.
See Also:
/** * Defines several {@code @Email} constraints on the same element. * * @see Email */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE }) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Documented public @interface List { Email[] value(); } }