javax.validation.bootstrap

Interface ProviderSpecificBootstrap<T extends Configuration<T>>

Type Parameters:

T - the provider specific Configuration type

public interface ProviderSpecificBootstrap<T extends Configuration<T>>

Defines the state used to bootstrap Bean Validation and creates a provider specific Configuration of type T.

The specific Configuration is linked to the provider via the generic parameter of the ValidationProvider implementation.

The requested provider is the first provider instance assignable to the requested provider type (known when ProviderSpecificBootstrap is built). The list of providers evaluated is returned by ValidationProviderResolver. If no ValidationProviderResolver is defined, the default ValidationProviderResolver strategy is used.

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
T	configure() Determines the provider implementation suitable for T and delegates the creation of this specific Configuration subclass to the provider.
ProviderSpecificBootstrap<T>	providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver) Optionally defines the provider resolver implementation used.

Method Detail

providerResolver

ProviderSpecificBootstrap<T> providerResolver(ValidationProviderResolver resolver)

Optionally defines the provider resolver implementation used. If not defined, use the default ValidationProviderResolver

Parameters:

resolver - ValidationProviderResolver implementation used

Returns:

this following the chaining method pattern

configure

T configure()

Determines the provider implementation suitable for T and delegates the creation of this specific Configuration subclass to the provider.

Returns:

Configuration sub interface implementation

Throws:

ValidationException - if the Configuration object cannot be built; this is generally due to an issue with the ValidationProviderResolver