ValidatorFactory (Java(TM) EE 8 Specification APIs)

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable
```
public interface ValidatorFactory
extends AutoCloseable
```
Factory returning initialized Validator instances.
Implementations are thread-safe and instances are typically cached and reused.

Author:

Emmanuel Bernard, Gunnar Morling, Hardy Ferentschik, Guillaume Smet

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`void`	`close()` Closes the `ValidatorFactory` instance.
`ClockProvider`	`getClockProvider()` Returns the `ClockProvider` instance configured at initialization time for the `ValidatorFactory`.
`ConstraintValidatorFactory`	`getConstraintValidatorFactory()` Returns the `ConstraintValidatorFactory` instance configured at initialization time for the `ValidatorFactory`.
`MessageInterpolator`	`getMessageInterpolator()` Returns the `MessageInterpolator` instance configured at initialization time for the `ValidatorFactory`.
`ParameterNameProvider`	`getParameterNameProvider()` Returns the `ParameterNameProvider` instance configured at initialization time for the `ValidatorFactory`.
`TraversableResolver`	`getTraversableResolver()` Returns the `TraversableResolver` instance configured at initialization time for the `ValidatorFactory`.
`Validator`	`getValidator()` Returns an initialized `Validator` instance using the factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver and constraint validator factory.
`<T> T`	`unwrap(Class<T> type)` Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to provider-specific APIs.
`ValidatorContext`	`usingContext()` Defines a new validator context and returns a `Validator` compliant this new context.

- Method Detail
  - getValidator
```
Validator getValidator()
```
    Returns an initialized Validator instance using the factory defaults for message interpolator, traversable resolver and constraint validator factory.
    Validator instances can be pooled and shared by the implementation.
    
    Returns:
    
    an initialized Validator instance
  - usingContext
```
ValidatorContext usingContext()
```
    Defines a new validator context and returns a Validator compliant this new context.
    
    Returns:
    
    a ValidatorContext instance
  - getMessageInterpolator
```
MessageInterpolator getMessageInterpolator()
```
    Returns the MessageInterpolator instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().
    
    Returns:
    
    MessageInterpolator instance
  - getTraversableResolver
```
TraversableResolver getTraversableResolver()
```
    Returns the TraversableResolver instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().
    
    Returns:
    
    TraversableResolver instance
  - getConstraintValidatorFactory
```
ConstraintValidatorFactory getConstraintValidatorFactory()
```
    Returns the ConstraintValidatorFactory instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by getValidator().
    
    Returns:
    
    ConstraintValidatorFactory instance
  - getParameterNameProvider
```
ParameterNameProvider getParameterNameProvider()
```
    Returns the ParameterNameProvider instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by #getValidator().
    
    Returns:
    
    ParameterNameProvider instance
    
    Since:
    
    1.1
  - getClockProvider
```
ClockProvider getClockProvider()
```
    Returns the ClockProvider instance configured at initialization time for the ValidatorFactory. This is the instance used by #getValidator().
    
    Returns:
    
    ClockProvider instance
    
    Since:
    
    2.0
  - unwrap
```
<T> T unwrap(Class<T> type)
```
    Returns an instance of the specified type allowing access to provider-specific APIs. If the Bean Validation provider implementation does not support the specified class, a ValidationException is thrown.
    
    Type Parameters:
    
    T - the type of the object to be returned
    
    Parameters:
    
    type - the class of the object to be returned
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the specified class
    
    Throws:
    
    ValidationException - if the provider does not support the call.
  - close
```
void close()
```
    Closes the ValidatorFactory instance. After the ValidatorFactory instance is closed, calling the following methods is not allowed:
    - methods of this ValidatorFactory instance
    - methods of Validator instances created by this ValidatorFactory
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable
    
    Since:
    
    1.1

Interface ValidatorFactory

Method Summary

Method Detail

getValidator

usingContext

getMessageInterpolator

getTraversableResolver

getConstraintValidatorFactory

getParameterNameProvider

getClockProvider

unwrap

close