/*
 * Jakarta Bean Validation API
 *
 * License: Apache License, Version 2.0
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package javax.validation.metadata;

Represents the type of a method: getter or non getter.
Author:Emmanuel Bernard
Since:1.1
/** * Represents the type of a method: getter or non getter. * * @author Emmanuel Bernard * @since 1.1 */
public enum MethodType {
A method following the getter pattern. A getter according to the JavaBeans specification is a method whose:
  • name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter
  • name starts with is, has a return type and is returning boolean.
/** * A method following the getter pattern. A getter according to the * JavaBeans specification is a method whose: * <ul> * <li>name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter</li> * <li>name starts with is, has a return type and is returning {@code boolean}.</li> * </ul> */
GETTER,
A method that does not follow the getter pattern. A getter according to the JavaBeans specification is a method whose:
  • name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter
  • name starts with is, has a return type and is returning boolean.
/** * A method that does not follow the getter pattern. A getter according to the * JavaBeans specification is a method whose: * <ul> * <li>name starts with get, has a return type but no parameter</li> * <li>name starts with is, has a return type and is returning {@code boolean}.</li> * </ul> */
NON_GETTER }