blob: 8e10720307f827156f5fde581f74695abfdfa956 [file] [log] [blame]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<!-- NewPage -->
<html lang="en">
<head>
<title>Validation</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../../stylesheet.css" title="Style">
<script type="text/javascript" src="../../script.js"></script>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="/img/jakarta-favicon.ico">
</head>
<body>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
try {
if (location.href.indexOf('is-external=true') == -1) {
parent.document.title="Validation";
}
}
catch(err) {
}
//-->
var methods = {"i0":9,"i1":9,"i2":9};
var tabs = {65535:["t0","All Methods"],1:["t1","Static Methods"],8:["t4","Concrete Methods"]};
var altColor = "altColor";
var rowColor = "rowColor";
var tableTab = "tableTab";
var activeTableTab = "activeTableTab";
</script>
<noscript>
<div>JavaScript is disabled on your browser.</div>
</noscript>
<!-- ========= START OF TOP NAVBAR ======= -->
<div class="topNav"><a name="navbar.top">
<!-- -->
</a>
<div class="skipNav"><a href="#skip.navbar.top" title="Skip navigation links">Skip navigation links</a></div>
<a name="navbar.top.firstrow">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="navList" title="Navigation">
<li><a href="../../overview-summary.html">Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="package-summary.html">Package</a></li>
<li class="navBarCell1Rev">Class</li>
<li><a href="package-tree.html">Tree</a></li>
<li><a href="../../deprecated-list.html">Deprecated</a></li>
<li><a href="../../index-all.html">Index</a></li>
<li><a href="../../help-doc.html">Help</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="subNav">
<ul class="navList">
<li><a href="../../javax/validation/Valid.html" title="annotation in javax.validation"><span class="typeNameLink">Prev&nbsp;Class</span></a></li>
<li><a href="../../javax/validation/ValidationException.html" title="class in javax.validation"><span class="typeNameLink">Next&nbsp;Class</span></a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="navList">
<li><a href="../../index.html?javax/validation/Validation.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li>
<li><a href="Validation.html" target="_top">No&nbsp;Frames</a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="navList" id="allclasses_navbar_top">
<li><a href="../../allclasses-noframe.html">All&nbsp;Classes</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
allClassesLink = document.getElementById("allclasses_navbar_top");
if(window==top) {
allClassesLink.style.display = "block";
}
else {
allClassesLink.style.display = "none";
}
//-->
</script>
</div>
<div>
<ul class="subNavList">
<li>Summary:&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nested&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#constructor.summary">Constr</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#method.summary">Method</a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="subNavList">
<li>Detail:&nbsp;</li>
<li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#constructor.detail">Constr</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#method.detail">Method</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<a name="skip.navbar.top">
<!-- -->
</a></div>
<!-- ========= END OF TOP NAVBAR ========= -->
<!-- ======== START OF CLASS DATA ======== -->
<div class="header">
<div class="subTitle">javax.validation</div>
<h2 title="Class Validation" class="title">Class Validation</h2>
</div>
<div class="contentContainer">
<ul class="inheritance">
<li>java.lang.Object</li>
<li>
<ul class="inheritance">
<li>javax.validation.Validation</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<div class="description">
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList">
<hr>
<br>
<pre>public class <span class="typeNameLabel">Validation</span>
extends java.lang.Object</pre>
<div class="block">This class is the entry point for Jakarta Bean Validation.
<p>
There are three ways to bootstrap it:
<ul>
<li>The easiest approach is to build the default <a href="../../javax/validation/ValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>ValidatorFactory</code></a>.
<pre>
ValidatorFactory factory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory();
</pre>
In this case, the default validation provider resolver
will be used to locate available providers.
<p>
The chosen provider is defined as followed:
<ul>
<li>if the XML configuration defines a provider, this provider is used</li>
<li>if the XML configuration does not define a provider or if no XML
configuration is present the first provider returned by the
<a href="../../javax/validation/ValidationProviderResolver.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>ValidationProviderResolver</code></a> instance is used.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
The second bootstrap approach allows to choose a custom
<code>ValidationProviderResolver</code>. The chosen
<a href="../../javax/validation/spi/ValidationProvider.html" title="interface in javax.validation.spi"><code>ValidationProvider</code></a> is then determined in the same way
as in the default bootstrapping case (see above).
<pre>
Configuration&lt;?&gt; configuration = Validation
.byDefaultProvider()
.providerResolver( new MyResolverStrategy() )
.configure();
ValidatorFactory factory = configuration.buildValidatorFactory();
</pre>
</li>
<li>
The third approach allows you to specify explicitly and in
a type safe fashion the expected provider.
<p>
Optionally you can choose a custom <code>ValidationProviderResolver</code>.
<pre>
ACMEConfiguration configuration = Validation
.byProvider(ACMEProvider.class)
.providerResolver( new MyResolverStrategy() ) // optionally set the provider resolver
.configure();
ValidatorFactory factory = configuration.buildValidatorFactory();
</pre>
</li>
</ul>
<p>
Note:
<ul>
<li>
The <code>ValidatorFactory</code> object built by the bootstrap process should be cached
and shared amongst <code>Validator</code> consumers.
</li>
<li>This class is thread-safe.</li>
</ul></div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Examples (en):</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../../../../tomee-8.0/examples/myfaces-codi-demo.html">myfaces-codi-demo</a>, <a href="../../../../../tomee-8.0/examples/deltaspike-fullstack.html">deltaspike-fullstack</a></dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Examples (es):</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../../../../tomee-8.0/es/examples/myfaces-codi-demo.html">myfaces-codi-demo</a></dd>
<dt><span class="simpleTagLabel">Examples (pt):</span></dt>
<dd><a href="../../../../../tomee-8.0/pt/examples/myfaces-codi-demo.html">myfaces-codi-demo</a>, <a href="../../../../../tomee-8.0/pt/examples/deltaspike-fullstack.html">deltaspike-fullstack</a></dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="summary">
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList">
<!-- ======== CONSTRUCTOR SUMMARY ======== -->
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList"><a name="constructor.summary">
<!-- -->
</a>
<h3>Constructor Summary</h3>
<table class="memberSummary" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" summary="Constructor Summary table, listing constructors, and an explanation">
<caption><span>Constructors</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></caption>
<tr>
<th class="colOne" scope="col">Constructor and Description</th>
</tr>
<tr class="altColor">
<td class="colOne"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/validation/Validation.html#Validation--">Validation</a></span>()</code>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- ========== METHOD SUMMARY =========== -->
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList"><a name="method.summary">
<!-- -->
</a>
<h3>Method Summary</h3>
<table class="memberSummary" border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" summary="Method Summary table, listing methods, and an explanation">
<caption><span id="t0" class="activeTableTab"><span>All Methods</span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></span><span id="t1" class="tableTab"><span><a href="javascript:show(1);">Static Methods</a></span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></span><span id="t4" class="tableTab"><span><a href="javascript:show(8);">Concrete Methods</a></span><span class="tabEnd">&nbsp;</span></span></caption>
<tr>
<th class="colFirst" scope="col">Modifier and Type</th>
<th class="colLast" scope="col">Method and Description</th>
</tr>
<tr id="i0" class="altColor">
<td class="colFirst"><code>static <a href="../../javax/validation/ValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in javax.validation">ValidatorFactory</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/validation/Validation.html#buildDefaultValidatorFactory--">buildDefaultValidatorFactory</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Builds and returns a <a href="../../javax/validation/ValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>ValidatorFactory</code></a> instance based on the
default Jakarta Bean Validation provider and following the XML configuration.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="i1" class="rowColor">
<td class="colFirst"><code>static <a href="../../javax/validation/bootstrap/GenericBootstrap.html" title="interface in javax.validation.bootstrap">GenericBootstrap</a></code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/validation/Validation.html#byDefaultProvider--">byDefaultProvider</a></span>()</code>
<div class="block">Builds a <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>Configuration</code></a>.</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr id="i2" class="altColor">
<td class="colFirst"><code>static &lt;T extends <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation">Configuration</a>&lt;T&gt;,U extends <a href="../../javax/validation/spi/ValidationProvider.html" title="interface in javax.validation.spi">ValidationProvider</a>&lt;T&gt;&gt;<br><a href="../../javax/validation/bootstrap/ProviderSpecificBootstrap.html" title="interface in javax.validation.bootstrap">ProviderSpecificBootstrap</a>&lt;T&gt;</code></td>
<td class="colLast"><code><span class="memberNameLink"><a href="../../javax/validation/Validation.html#byProvider-java.lang.Class-">byProvider</a></span>(java.lang.Class&lt;U&gt;&nbsp;providerType)</code>
<div class="block">Builds a <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>Configuration</code></a> for a particular provider implementation.</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList"><a name="methods.inherited.from.class.java.lang.Object">
<!-- -->
</a>
<h3>Methods inherited from class&nbsp;java.lang.Object</h3>
<code>clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait</code></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="details">
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList">
<!-- ========= CONSTRUCTOR DETAIL ======== -->
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList"><a name="constructor.detail">
<!-- -->
</a>
<h3>Constructor Detail</h3>
<a name="Validation--">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="blockListLast">
<li class="blockList">
<h4>Validation</h4>
<pre>public&nbsp;Validation()</pre>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<!-- ============ METHOD DETAIL ========== -->
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList"><a name="method.detail">
<!-- -->
</a>
<h3>Method Detail</h3>
<a name="buildDefaultValidatorFactory--">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList">
<h4>buildDefaultValidatorFactory</h4>
<pre>public static&nbsp;<a href="../../javax/validation/ValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in javax.validation">ValidatorFactory</a>&nbsp;buildDefaultValidatorFactory()</pre>
<div class="block">Builds and returns a <a href="../../javax/validation/ValidatorFactory.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>ValidatorFactory</code></a> instance based on the
default Jakarta Bean Validation provider and following the XML configuration.
<p>
The provider list is resolved using the default validation provider resolver
logic.
<p>
The code is semantically equivalent to
<code>Validation.byDefaultProvider().configure().buildValidatorFactory()</code>.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd><code>ValidatorFactory</code> instance</dd>
<dt><span class="throwsLabel">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><code><a href="../../javax/validation/NoProviderFoundException.html" title="class in javax.validation">NoProviderFoundException</a></code> - if no Jakarta Bean Validation provider was found</dd>
<dd><code><a href="../../javax/validation/ValidationException.html" title="class in javax.validation">ValidationException</a></code> - if a Jakarta Bean Validation provider was found but the
<code>ValidatorFactory</code> cannot be built</dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>
<a name="byDefaultProvider--">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="blockList">
<li class="blockList">
<h4>byDefaultProvider</h4>
<pre>public static&nbsp;<a href="../../javax/validation/bootstrap/GenericBootstrap.html" title="interface in javax.validation.bootstrap">GenericBootstrap</a>&nbsp;byDefaultProvider()</pre>
<div class="block">Builds a <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>Configuration</code></a>. The provider list is resolved
using the strategy provided to the bootstrap state.
<pre>
Configuration&lt;?&gt; configuration = Validation
.byDefaultProvider()
.providerResolver( new MyResolverStrategy() )
.configure();
ValidatorFactory factory = configuration.buildValidatorFactory();
</pre>
The provider can be specified in the XML configuration. If the XML
configuration does not exist or if no provider is specified,
the first available provider will be returned.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>instance building a generic <code>Configuration</code>
compliant with the bootstrap state provided</dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>
<a name="byProvider-java.lang.Class-">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="blockListLast">
<li class="blockList">
<h4>byProvider</h4>
<pre>public static&nbsp;&lt;T extends <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation">Configuration</a>&lt;T&gt;,U extends <a href="../../javax/validation/spi/ValidationProvider.html" title="interface in javax.validation.spi">ValidationProvider</a>&lt;T&gt;&gt;&nbsp;<a href="../../javax/validation/bootstrap/ProviderSpecificBootstrap.html" title="interface in javax.validation.bootstrap">ProviderSpecificBootstrap</a>&lt;T&gt;&nbsp;byProvider(java.lang.Class&lt;U&gt;&nbsp;providerType)</pre>
<div class="block">Builds a <a href="../../javax/validation/Configuration.html" title="interface in javax.validation"><code>Configuration</code></a> for a particular provider implementation.
<p>
Optionally overrides the provider resolution strategy used to determine the provider.
<p>
Used by applications targeting a specific provider programmatically.
<pre>
ACMEConfiguration configuration =
Validation.byProvider(ACMEProvider.class)
.providerResolver( new MyResolverStrategy() )
.configure();
</pre>,
where <code>ACMEConfiguration</code> is the
<code>Configuration</code> sub interface uniquely identifying the
ACME Jakarta Bean Validation provider. and <code>ACMEProvider</code> is the
<a href="../../javax/validation/spi/ValidationProvider.html" title="interface in javax.validation.spi"><code>ValidationProvider</code></a> implementation of the ACME provider.</div>
<dl>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Type Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>T</code> - the type of the <code>Configuration</code> corresponding to this
<code>ValidationProvider</code></dd>
<dd><code>U</code> - the type of the <code>ValidationProvider</code> implementation</dd>
<dt><span class="paramLabel">Parameters:</span></dt>
<dd><code>providerType</code> - the <code>ValidationProvider</code> implementation type</dd>
<dt><span class="returnLabel">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd>instance building a provider specific <code>Configuration</code>
sub interface implementation</dd>
</dl>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<!-- ========= END OF CLASS DATA ========= -->
<!-- ======= START OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ====== -->
<div class="bottomNav"><a name="navbar.bottom">
<!-- -->
</a>
<div class="skipNav"><a href="#skip.navbar.bottom" title="Skip navigation links">Skip navigation links</a></div>
<a name="navbar.bottom.firstrow">
<!-- -->
</a>
<ul class="navList" title="Navigation">
<li><a href="../../overview-summary.html">Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="package-summary.html">Package</a></li>
<li class="navBarCell1Rev">Class</li>
<li><a href="package-tree.html">Tree</a></li>
<li><a href="../../deprecated-list.html">Deprecated</a></li>
<li><a href="../../index-all.html">Index</a></li>
<li><a href="../../help-doc.html">Help</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<div class="subNav">
<ul class="navList">
<li><a href="../../javax/validation/Valid.html" title="annotation in javax.validation"><span class="typeNameLink">Prev&nbsp;Class</span></a></li>
<li><a href="../../javax/validation/ValidationException.html" title="class in javax.validation"><span class="typeNameLink">Next&nbsp;Class</span></a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="navList">
<li><a href="../../index.html?javax/validation/Validation.html" target="_top">Frames</a></li>
<li><a href="Validation.html" target="_top">No&nbsp;Frames</a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="navList" id="allclasses_navbar_bottom">
<li><a href="../../allclasses-noframe.html">All&nbsp;Classes</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<script type="text/javascript"><!--
allClassesLink = document.getElementById("allclasses_navbar_bottom");
if(window==top) {
allClassesLink.style.display = "block";
}
else {
allClassesLink.style.display = "none";
}
//-->
</script>
</div>
<div>
<ul class="subNavList">
<li>Summary:&nbsp;</li>
<li>Nested&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#constructor.summary">Constr</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#method.summary">Method</a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="subNavList">
<li>Detail:&nbsp;</li>
<li>Field&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#constructor.detail">Constr</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;</li>
<li><a href="#method.detail">Method</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<a name="skip.navbar.bottom">
<!-- -->
</a></div>
<!-- ======== END OF BOTTOM NAVBAR ======= -->
</body>
</html>