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<pre>public interface <span class="typeNameLabel">ValidatorFactory</span>
extends java.lang.AutoCloseable</pre>
<div class="block">Factory returning initialized <code>Validator</code> instances.
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<td class="colFirst"><code>void</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#close--">close</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Closes the <code>ValidatorFactory</code> instance.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ClockProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ClockProvider</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getClockProvider--">getClockProvider</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ClockProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ClockProvider</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ConstraintValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ConstraintValidatorFactory</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getConstraintValidatorFactory--">getConstraintValidatorFactory</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ConstraintValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ConstraintValidatorFactory</code></a> instance
configured at initialization time for the
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/MessageInterpolator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">MessageInterpolator</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getMessageInterpolator--">getMessageInterpolator</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/MessageInterpolator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>MessageInterpolator</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ParameterNameProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ParameterNameProvider</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getParameterNameProvider--">getParameterNameProvider</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ParameterNameProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ParameterNameProvider</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/TraversableResolver.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">TraversableResolver</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getTraversableResolver--">getTraversableResolver</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/TraversableResolver.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>TraversableResolver</code></a> instance configured
at initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/Validator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">Validator</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getValidator--">getValidator</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Returns an initialized <a href="../../jakarta/validation/Validator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>Validator</code></a> instance using the
factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver
and constraint validator factory.</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T</code></td>
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<td class="colFirst"><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ValidatorContext</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#usingContext--">usingContext</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Defines a new validator context and returns a <code>Validator</code>
compliant this new context.</div>
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<h4>getValidator</h4>
<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/Validator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">Validator</a>&nbsp;getValidator()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns an initialized <a href="../../jakarta/validation/Validator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>Validator</code></a> instance using the
factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver
and constraint validator factory.
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Validator instances can be pooled and shared by the implementation.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>an initialized <code>Validator</code> instance</dd>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ValidatorContext</a>&nbsp;usingContext()</pre>
<div class="block">Defines a new validator context and returns a <code>Validator</code>
compliant this new context.</div>
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<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>a <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorContext.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ValidatorContext</code></a> instance</dd>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/MessageInterpolator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">MessageInterpolator</a>&nbsp;getMessageInterpolator()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/MessageInterpolator.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>MessageInterpolator</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.
This is the instance used by <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getValidator--"><code>getValidator()</code></a>.</div>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/TraversableResolver.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">TraversableResolver</a>&nbsp;getTraversableResolver()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/TraversableResolver.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>TraversableResolver</code></a> instance configured
at initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.
This is the instance used by <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getValidator--"><code>getValidator()</code></a>.</div>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ConstraintValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ConstraintValidatorFactory</a>&nbsp;getConstraintValidatorFactory()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ConstraintValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ConstraintValidatorFactory</code></a> instance
configured at initialization time for the
<code>ValidatorFactory</code>.
This is the instance used by <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidatorFactory.html#getValidator--"><code>getValidator()</code></a>.</div>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ParameterNameProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ParameterNameProvider</a>&nbsp;getParameterNameProvider()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ParameterNameProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ParameterNameProvider</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.
This is the instance used by #getValidator().</div>
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
<dd>1.1</dd>
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<pre><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ClockProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation">ClockProvider</a>&nbsp;getClockProvider()</pre>
<div class="block">Returns the <a href="../../jakarta/validation/ClockProvider.html" title="interface in jakarta.validation"><code>ClockProvider</code></a> instance configured at
initialization time for the <code>ValidatorFactory</code>.
This is the instance used by #getValidator().</div>
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<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Since:</span></dt>
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<pre>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;T&nbsp;unwrap(java.lang.Class&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;type)</pre>
<div class="block">Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to
provider-specific APIs. If the Jakarta Bean Validation provider
implementation does not support the specified class, a
<code>ValidationException</code> is thrown.</div>
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<dd><code>T</code> - the type of the object to be returned</dd>
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<dd><code>type</code> - the class of the object to be returned</dd>
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<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../jakarta/validation/ValidationException.html" title="class in jakarta.validation">ValidationException</a></code> - if the provider does not
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<pre>void&nbsp;close()</pre>
<div class="block">Closes the <code>ValidatorFactory</code> instance.
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<li>methods of this <code>ValidatorFactory</code> instance</li>
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