# Package org.springframework.validation.annotation

@NonNullApi @NonNullFields package org.springframework.validation.annotation
Support classes for annotation-based constraint evaluation, for example, using a JSR-303 Bean Validation provider.

Provides an extended variant of JSR-303's `@Valid`, supporting the specification of validation groups.

Related Packages
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.
org.springframework.validation.method
Abstractions and support classes for method validation, independent of the underlying validation library.
org.springframework.validation.support
Support classes for handling validation results.
Class
Description
Validated
Variant of JSR-303's `Valid`, supporting the specification of validation groups.
ValidationAnnotationUtils
Utility class for handling validation annotations.