Question

Is it possible to use the Hibernate validator API storing the validated object in a field with an annotation? For example, I would like to validate Email address by calling a Java method instead of putting an @Email annotation on a Java bean property.

Answer 1

Yes, it is possible. Try Something like,

Validator validator = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory().getValidator();

Car car = new Car(null);

Set<ConstraintViolation<Car>> constraintViolations =
    validator.validateProperty(car, "manufacturer");

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