AnnotationValidator (JUnit API)

java.lang.Object
- org.junit.validator.AnnotationValidator

Direct Known Subclasses:

CategoryValidator, OrderWithValidator
```
public abstract class AnnotationValidator
extends java.lang.Object
```
Validates annotations on classes and methods. To be validated, an annotation should be annotated with ValidateWith Instances of this class are shared by multiple test runners, so they should be immutable and thread-safe.

Since:

4.12

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AnnotationValidator()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.util.List<java.lang.Exception>`	`validateAnnotatedClass(TestClass testClass)`	Validates annotation on the given class.
`java.util.List<java.lang.Exception>`	`validateAnnotatedField(FrameworkField field)`	Validates annotation on the given field.
`java.util.List<java.lang.Exception>`	`validateAnnotatedMethod(FrameworkMethod method)`	Validates annotation on the given method.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AnnotationValidator
```
public AnnotationValidator()
```
- Method Detail
  - validateAnnotatedClass
```
public java.util.List<java.lang.Exception> validateAnnotatedClass(TestClass testClass)
```
    Validates annotation on the given class.
    
    Parameters:
    
    testClass - that is being validated
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of exceptions. Default behavior is to return an empty list.
    
    Since:
    
    4.12
  - validateAnnotatedField
```
public java.util.List<java.lang.Exception> validateAnnotatedField(FrameworkField field)
```
    Validates annotation on the given field.
    
    Parameters:
    
    field - that is being validated
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of exceptions. Default behavior is to return an empty list.
    
    Since:
    
    4.12
  - validateAnnotatedMethod
```
public java.util.List<java.lang.Exception> validateAnnotatedMethod(FrameworkMethod method)
```
    Validates annotation on the given method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    method - that is being validated
    
    Returns:
    
    A list of exceptions. Default behavior is to return an empty list.
    
    Since:
    
    4.12