Hibernate Validator
Java reference implementation of Jakarta Validation that checks JavaBeans and method arguments against annotated constraints.
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Hibernate Validator is the reference implementation of Jakarta Validation, the specification for checking JavaBeans and method arguments against constraints. Constraints are declared as annotations by default, and XML validation descriptors can override and extend them. The documentation covers its use.
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hibernate.org/validator/ - 2026-11-09: links, Written in, GitHub stars
api.github.com/repos/hibernate/hibernate-validator - 2026-11-09: First release
repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/hibernate/hibernate-validator/3.0.0.ga/hibernate-validator-3.0.0.ga.pom - 2026-11-09: Categories, Runtime, Install with, License
github.com/hibernate/hibernate-validator/blob/9.1.6.Final/README.md - 2026-11-09: Multilingual
docs.hibernate.org/validator/9.1/reference/en-US/html_single/ - 2026-11-09: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/hibernate/hibernate-validator/releases/tags/9.1.6.Final - 2026-11-09: Contributors
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