public interface SmartValidator extends Validator
Validator interface, adding support for
validation 'hints'.| Modifier and Type | Method and Description |
|---|---|
void |
validate(Object target,
Errors errors,
Object... validationHints)
Validate the supplied
target object, which must be of a type of Class
for which the Validator.supports(Class) method typically returns true. |
void validate(Object target, Errors errors, Object... validationHints)
target object, which must be of a type of Class
for which the Validator.supports(Class) method typically returns true.
The supplied errors instance can be used to report any
resulting validation errors.
This variant of validate() supports validation hints, such as
validation groups against a JSR-303 provider (in which case, the provided hint
objects need to be annotation arguments of type Class).
Note: Validation hints may get ignored by the actual target Validator,
in which case this method should behave just like its regular
Validator.validate(Object, Errors) sibling.
target - the object that is to be validated (can be null)errors - contextual state about the validation process (never null)validationHints - one or more hint objects to be passed to the validation engineValidationUtils