Package javax.validation

Interface ValidatorFactory

All Superinterfaces:

java.lang.AutoCloseable

public interface ValidatorFactory
extends java.lang.AutoCloseable

Factory returning initialized Validator instances.

Implementations are thread-safe and instances are typically cached and reused.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	close()	Closes the ValidatorFactory instance.
ClockProvider	getClockProvider()	Returns the ClockProvider instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory.
ConstraintValidatorFactory	getConstraintValidatorFactory()	Returns the ConstraintValidatorFactory instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory.
MessageInterpolator	getMessageInterpolator()	Returns the MessageInterpolator instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory.
ParameterNameProvider	getParameterNameProvider()	Returns the ParameterNameProvider instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory.
TraversableResolver	getTraversableResolver()	Returns the TraversableResolver instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory.
Validator	getValidator()	Returns an initialized Validator instance using the factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver and constraint validator factory.
<T> T	unwrap(java.lang.Class<T> type)	Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to provider-specific APIs.
ValidatorContext	usingContext()	Defines a new validator context and returns a Validator compliant this new context.

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

getClockProvider

ClockProvider getClockProvider()

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

Returns:

ClockProvider instance

Since:

2.0

unwrap

<T> T unwrap(java.lang.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.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the object to be returned

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

Specified by:

close in interface java.lang.AutoCloseable

Since:

1.1