javax.validation

Interface ConstraintViolation<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

MethodConstraintViolation<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConstraintViolationImpl, MethodConstraintViolationImpl

public interface ConstraintViolation<T>

Describe a constraint violation. This object exposes the constraint violation context as well as the message describing the violation.

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ConstraintDescriptor<?>	getConstraintDescriptor() Constraint metadata reported to fail.
Object	getInvalidValue()
Object	getLeafBean() If a bean constraint, the bean instance the constraint is applied on If a property constraint, the bean instance hosting the property the constraint is applied on
String	getMessage()
String	getMessageTemplate()
Path	getPropertyPath()
T	getRootBean()
Class<T>	getRootBeanClass()

Method Detail

getMessage

String getMessage()

Returns:

The interpolated error message for this constraint violation.

getMessageTemplate

String getMessageTemplate()

Returns:

The non-interpolated error message for this constraint violation.

getRootBean

T getRootBean()

Returns:

The root bean being validated. Null when returned by Validator.validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class[])

getRootBeanClass

Class<T> getRootBeanClass()

Returns:

The class of the root bean being validated

getLeafBean

Object getLeafBean()

If a bean constraint, the bean instance the constraint is applied on If a property constraint, the bean instance hosting the property the constraint is applied on

Returns:

the leaf bean the constraint is applied on. Null when returned by Validator.validateValue(Class, String, Object, Class[])

getPropertyPath

Path getPropertyPath()

Returns:

the property path to the value from rootBean.

getInvalidValue

Object getInvalidValue()

Returns:

the value failing to pass the constraint.

getConstraintDescriptor

ConstraintDescriptor<?> getConstraintDescriptor()

Constraint metadata reported to fail. The returned instance is immutable.

Returns:

constraint metadata