Interface ValidatorFactory

Method Detail

• getValidator

  Validator getValidator()

  Returns an initialized Validator instance using the factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver and constraint validator factory.

  Validator instances can be pooled and shared by the implementation.

  Returns:

  an initialized Validator instance

• usingContext

  ValidatorContext usingContext()

  Defines a new validator context and returns a Validator compliant this new context.

  Returns:

  a ValidatorContext instance

• getMessageInterpolator

  MessageInterpolator getMessageInterpolator()

  Returns the MessageInterpolator instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().

  Returns:

  MessageInterpolator instance

• getTraversableResolver

  TraversableResolver getTraversableResolver()

  Returns the TraversableResolver instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().

  Returns:

  TraversableResolver instance

• getConstraintValidatorFactory

  ConstraintValidatorFactory getConstraintValidatorFactory()

  Returns the ConstraintValidatorFactory instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().

  Returns:

  ConstraintValidatorFactory instance

• getParameterNameProvider

  ParameterNameProvider getParameterNameProvider()

  Returns the ParameterNameProvider instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by #getValidator().

  Returns:

  ParameterNameProvider instance

  Since:

  1.1

• unwrap

  <T> T unwrap(Class<T> type)

  Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to provider-specific APIs. If the Bean Validation provider implementation does not support the specified class, a ValidationException is thrown.

  Parameters:

  type - the class of the object to be returned

  Returns:

  an instance of the specified class

  Throws:

  ValidationException - if the provider does not support the call.

• close

  void close()

  Closes the ValidatorFactory instance. After the ValidatorFactory instance is closed, calling the following methods is not allowed:

  • methods of this ValidatorFactory instance
  • methods of Validator instances created by this ValidatorFactory

  Since:

  1.1