Uses of Package
javax.validation

Packages that use javax.validation

Package	Description
javax.validation	Top level package of the Bean Validation API.
javax.validation.bootstrap	Package containing bootstrap specific objects.
javax.validation.constraints	Contains all the Bean Validation provided constraints also called built-in constraints.
javax.validation.executable	Package related to the control and execution of executable validation.
javax.validation.metadata	Package containing all objects specifically used and returned by the metadata API.
javax.validation.spi	Package containing objects specific to the interaction between the Bean Validation bootstrapping process and Bean Validation providers.
javax.validation.valueextraction	Package containing objects dedicated to extract values to validate from containers.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation

Class	Description
BootstrapConfiguration	Represents the user specified default configuration in META-INF/validation.xml.
ClockProvider	Contract for obtaining the Clock used as the reference for now when validating the @Future and @Past constraints.
Configuration	Receives configuration information, selects the appropriate Bean Validation provider and builds the appropriate ValidatorFactory.
ConstraintDeclarationException	Exception raised if a constraint declaration is not legal.
ConstraintTarget	Defines the constraint target.
ConstraintValidator	Defines the logic to validate a given constraint A for a given object type T.
ConstraintValidatorContext	Provides contextual data and operation when applying a given constraint validator.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder	ConstraintViolation builder allowing to optionally associate the violation report to a sub path.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.ContainerElementNodeBuilderCustomizableContext	Represents a container element node whose context is configurable (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.ContainerElementNodeBuilderDefinedContext	Represents a container element node whose context is known (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.ContainerElementNodeContextBuilder	Represents refinement choices for a container element node.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.LeafNodeBuilderCustomizableContext	Represents a node whose context is configurable (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.LeafNodeBuilderDefinedContext	Represents a node whose context is known (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.LeafNodeContextBuilder	Represents refinement choices for a node which is in an iterable, e.g.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.NodeBuilderCustomizableContext	Represents a node whose context is configurable (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.NodeBuilderDefinedContext	Represents a node whose context is known (i.e.
ConstraintValidatorContext.ConstraintViolationBuilder.NodeContextBuilder	Represents refinement choices for a node which is in an iterable, e.g.
ConstraintValidatorFactory	Instantiates a ConstraintValidator instance based off its class.
ConstraintViolation	Describes a constraint violation.
ElementKind	Enum of possible kinds of elements encountered in Bean Validation.
MessageInterpolator	Interpolates a given constraint violation message.
MessageInterpolator.Context	Information related to the interpolation context.
OverridesAttribute	Marks an attribute as overriding the attribute of a composing constraint.
ParameterNameProvider	Provides names for method and constructor parameters.
Path	Represents the navigation path from an object to another in an object graph.
Path.Node	Represents an element of a navigation path.
TraversableResolver	Contract determining if a property can be accessed by the Bean Validation provider.
Validation.GetValidationProviderListAction
Validation.NewProviderInstance
ValidationException	Base exception of all Bean Validation "unexpected" problems.
ValidationProviderResolver	Determines the list of Bean Validation providers available in the runtime environment
Validator	Validates bean instances.
ValidatorContext	Represents the context that is used to create Validator instances.
ValidatorFactory	Factory returning initialized Validator instances.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.bootstrap

Class	Description
Configuration	Receives configuration information, selects the appropriate Bean Validation provider and builds the appropriate ValidatorFactory.
ValidationProviderResolver	Determines the list of Bean Validation providers available in the runtime environment

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.constraints

Class	Description
Constraint	Marks an annotation as being a Bean Validation constraint.
Payload	Payload type that can be attached to a given constraint declaration.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.executable

Class	Description
ConstraintViolation	Describes a constraint violation.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.metadata

Class	Description
ConstraintTarget	Defines the constraint target.
ConstraintValidator	Defines the logic to validate a given constraint A for a given object type T.
Payload	Payload type that can be attached to a given constraint declaration.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.spi

Class	Description
ClockProvider	Contract for obtaining the Clock used as the reference for now when validating the @Future and @Past constraints.
Configuration	Receives configuration information, selects the appropriate Bean Validation provider and builds the appropriate ValidatorFactory.
ConstraintValidatorFactory	Instantiates a ConstraintValidator instance based off its class.
MessageInterpolator	Interpolates a given constraint violation message.
ParameterNameProvider	Provides names for method and constructor parameters.
TraversableResolver	Contract determining if a property can be accessed by the Bean Validation provider.
ValidationProviderResolver	Determines the list of Bean Validation providers available in the runtime environment
ValidatorFactory	Factory returning initialized Validator instances.

Classes in javax.validation used by javax.validation.valueextraction

Class	Description
Payload	Payload type that can be attached to a given constraint declaration.
ValidationException	Base exception of all Bean Validation "unexpected" problems.