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      1 package javax.annotation.meta;
      2 
      3 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
      4 
      5 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
      6 
      7 public interface TypeQualifierValidator<A extends Annotation> {
      8     /**
      9      * Given a type qualifier, check to see if a known specific constant value
     10      * is an instance of the set of values denoted by the qualifier.
     11      *
     12      * @param annotation
     13      *                the type qualifier
     14      * @param value
     15      *                the value to check
     16      * @return a value indicating whether or not the value is an member of the
     17      *         values denoted by the type qualifier
     18      */
     19     public @Nonnull
     20     When forConstantValue(@Nonnull A annotation, Object value);
     21 }
     22