Bean Validation, previously commonly called just "JSR-303", is an annotation based validation framework for javabean properties and parameters of arbitrary methods. Hibernate Validator is the reference implementation and the most widely used one.
Questions tagged [bean-validation]
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Cross field validation with Hibernate Validator (JSR 303)
Is there an implementation of (or third-party implementation for) cross field validation in Hibernate Validator 4.x? If not, what is the cleanest way to implement a cross field validator?
As an example, how can you use the API to validate two bean…
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How can I validate two or more fields in combination?
I'm using JPA 2.0/Hibernate validation to validate my models. I now have a situation where the combination of two fields has to be validated:
public class MyModel {
public Integer getValue1() {
//...
}
public String getValue2()…
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In Hibernate Validator 4.1+, what is the difference between @NotNull, @NotEmpty, and @NotBlank?
I can't seem to be able to find a summary that distinguishes the difference between these three annotations.
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JSR 303 Validation, If one field equals "something", then these other fields should not be null
I'm looking to do a little custom validation with JSR-303 javax.validation.
I have a field. And If a certain value is entered into this field I want to require that a few other fields are not null.
I'm trying to figure this out. Not sure exactly…
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Annotations from javax.validation.constraints not working
What configuration is needed to use annotations from javax.validation.constraints like @Size, @NotNull, etc.? Here's my code:
import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
public class Person {
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kotlin data class + bean validation jsr 303
I'm trying to get Kotlin working with jsr 303 validation on a spring-data-rest project.
Given the following data class declarartion :
@Entity data class User(
@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = javax.persistence.GenerationType.AUTO)
var…
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JSR 303: How to Validate a Collection of annotated objects?
Is it possible to validate a collection of objects in JSR 303 - Jave Bean Validation where the collection itself does not have any annotations but the elements contained within do?
For example, is it possible for this to result in a constraint…
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How to disable Hibernate validation in a Spring Boot project
I have a spring boot project that has a CrudRepository, an Entity and a Controller. I am basically trying to persist an entity based on the data passed to the Controller.
To do this, I am using spring-boot-starter-jpa. My Entity is annotated with…
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JSR 303 Bean Validation + Javascript Client-Side Validation
What is the best way to perform client-side form validation using Javascript (with minimal code duplication) when using JSR 303 bean validation on the server side? I'm currently using Spring 3 and the Hibernate Validator.
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Is there an implementation of JSR-303 (bean validation) available?
I know there are non-standard frameworks such as commons-validator, and hibernate validator.
I wanted to know if someone knows an implementation of the official standard.
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Bean validation size of a List?
How can I set a bean validation constraint that a List should at minimum contain 1 and at maximum contain 10 elements?
None of the following works:
@Min(1)
@Max(10)
@Size(min=1, max=10)
private List list;
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Initializing Spring bean from static method from another Class?
I was trying to create Hibernate Validator bean, and run into this problem creating a bean from static factory method in another Class. I found a Spring way to get my Validator bean initialized (solution at the bottom), but the problem itself…
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Hibernate Validation of Collections of Primitives
I want to be able to do something like:
@Email
public List getEmailAddresses()
{
return this.emailAddresses;
}
In other words, I want each item in the list to be validated as an email address. Of course, it is not acceptable to annotate…
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Unique constraint with JPA and Bean Validation
I'd like to have a @Unique constraint with Bean Validation, but that is not provided by the standard. If I would use JPA's @UniqueConstraint I wouldn't have a unique validation and error reporting mechanism.
Is there a way to define @Unique as a…
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Hibernate @NotEmpty annotation equivalent in Javax.package or alternative
Is there a way to implement @NotEmpty hibernate validation without writing custom validation?
javax.validation package does not contain this annotation. Only @NotNull. But it does not validate for Non-null but empty values. So I would like to see an…
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