Uses of Interface
org.springframework.validation.Validator

Packages that use Validator

Package	Description
org.springframework.validation	Provides data binding and validation functionality, for usage in business and/or UI layers.
org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation	Support classes for integrating a JSR-303 Bean Validation provider (such as Hibernate Validator) into a Spring ApplicationContext and in particular with Spring's data binding and validation APIs.

Uses of Validator in org.springframework.validation

Subinterfaces of Validator in org.springframework.validation

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	SmartValidator	Extended variant of the Validator interface, adding support for validation 'hints'.

Methods in org.springframework.validation that return Validator

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> Validator	Validator.forInstanceOf(Class<T> targetClass, BiConsumer<T,Errors> delegate)	Return a Validator that checks whether the target object is an instance of targetClass, applying the given delegate to populate Errors if it is.
static <T> Validator	Validator.forType(Class<T> targetClass, BiConsumer<T,Errors> delegate)	Return a Validator that checks whether the target object's class is identical to targetClass, applying the given delegate to populate Errors if it is.
@Nullable Validator	DataBinder.getValidator()	Return the primary Validator to apply after each binding step, if any.

Methods in org.springframework.validation that return types with arguments of type Validator

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
List<Validator>	DataBinder.getValidators()	Return the Validators to apply after data binding.
List<Validator>	DataBinder.getValidatorsToApply()	Return the Validators to apply after data binding.

Methods in org.springframework.validation with parameters of type Validator

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	DataBinder.addValidators(Validator... validators)	Add Validators to apply after each binding step.
static void	ValidationUtils.invokeValidator(Validator validator, Object target, Errors errors)	Invoke the given Validator for the supplied object and Errors instance.
static void	ValidationUtils.invokeValidator(Validator validator, Object target, Errors errors, Object @Nullable ... validationHints)	Invoke the given Validator/SmartValidator for the supplied object and Errors instance.
void	DataBinder.replaceValidators(Validator... validators)	Replace the Validators to apply after each binding step.
void	DataBinder.setValidator(@Nullable Validator validator)	Set the Validator to apply after each binding step.

Method parameters in org.springframework.validation with type arguments of type Validator

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
void	DataBinder.setExcludedValidators(Predicate<Validator> predicate)	Configure a predicate to exclude validators.

Uses of Validator in org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation

Classes in org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation that implement Validator

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	CustomValidatorBean	Configurable bean class that exposes a specific JSR-303 Validator through its original interface as well as through the Spring Validator interface.
class	LocalValidatorFactoryBean	This is the central class for jakarta.validation (JSR-303) setup in a Spring application context: It bootstraps a jakarta.validation.ValidationFactory and exposes it through the Spring Validator interface as well as through the JSR-303 Validator interface and the ValidatorFactory interface itself.
class	OptionalValidatorFactoryBean	LocalValidatorFactoryBean subclass that simply turns Validator calls into no-ops in case of no Bean Validation provider being available.
class	SpringValidatorAdapter	Adapter that takes a JSR-303 javax.validator.Validator and exposes it as a Spring Validator while also exposing the original JSR-303 Validator interface itself.