package javax.validation;
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.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
 * Marks a property, method parameter or method return type for validation cascading.
 * <p>
 * Constraints defined on the object and its properties are be validated when the
 * property, method parameter or method return type is validated.
 * <p>
 * This behavior is applied recursively.
 *
 * @author Emmanuel Bernard
 * @author Hardy Ferentschik
 */
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER, TYPE_USE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Valid {
}

/** Validate that the annotated string isnot {@code null} or empty.  The difference to {@code NotEmpty}is that trailing whitespaces are getting ignored. @author Hardy Ferentschik 
***/
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR,PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@ReportAsSingleViolation
@NotNull
public @interface NotBlank {
   String message() default "{org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotBlank.message}";

/***  The annotated element must not be {@code null}. Accepts any type. 
@author Emmanuel Bernard 
**/
@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE, CONSTRUCTOR, PARAMETER })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Constraint(validatedBy = { })
public @interface NotNull {
   String message()  default "{javax.validation.constraints.NotNull.message}";  
   Class<?>[] groups() default { };

1.String name = null;
@NotNull: false
@NotEmpty:false
@NotBlank:false
2.String name = "";
@NotNull:true
@NotEmpty: false
@NotBlank: false
3.String name = " ";
@NotNull: true
@NotEmpty: true
@NotBlank: false
4.String name = "Great answer!";
@NotNull: true
@NotEmpty:true
@NotBlank:true

@NotBlank(message = "startTime must not be null")
private String startTime;
@NotBlank(message = "endTime must not be null")
private String endTime;
@NotNull(message = "areaType must not be null")
private Integer areaType;
@NotBlank(message = "userId must not be null")
private String userId;