[bv-dev] Should getters be considered methods during validation

[Gerhard Petracek]

hi @ all,

i agree with emmanuel (as mentioned earlier).

@emmanuel:
thx for writing the summary!

short addition:
we also have to think about implicit grouping here.

regards,
gerhard



2012/11/21 Emmanuel Bernard <emmanuel at hibernate.org>

> I tried to summarize all the discussions at
> http://beanvalidation.org/proposals/BVAL-327/
>
> While I wish we could go the easy way and consider getters as methods, I
> really really fear that we would create a time bomb.
>
> I also polled people at Devoxx trying to explain the pros and cons
> and an overwhelming majority of people wanted to not consider getters
> as regular constrained methods.
>
> Emmanuel
>
> On Tue 2012-10-23 18:19, Emmanuel Bernard wrote:
> > For method validation, we have so far managed to get away with
> > requiring an annotation based metadata to direct how method validation
> > behaves.
> >
> > One question that popped up during the recent write up is whether or not
> > getters should be considered regular methods and thus be intercepted and
> > validation by CDI or AspectJ interceptors.
> >
> > I have my own ideas, but I'd like to get your opinion on the subject.
> >
> > Emmanuel
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