added MethodValidationInterceptor/PostProcessor for Hibernate Validator 4.2 based method validation; renamed Spring's variant of @Valid to @Validated

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/annotation/Validated.java

@@ -1,56 +1,63 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.springframework.validation.annotation;
-
-import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * Extended variant of JSR-303's {@link javax.validation.Valid},
- * supporting the specification of validation groups. Designed for
- * convenient use with Spring's JSR-303 support but not JSR-303 specific.
- *
- * <p>Can be used e.g. with Spring MVC handler methods arguments.
- * Supported through {@link org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator}'s
- * validation hint concept, with validation group classes acting as hint objects.
- *
- * @author Juergen Hoeller
- * @since 3.1
- * @see javax.validation.Validator#validate(Object, Class[])
- * @see org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator#validate(Object, org.springframework.validation.Errors, Object...)
- * @see org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.SpringValidatorAdapter
- */
-@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Documented
-public @interface Valid {
-
-	/**
-	 * Specify one or more validation groups to apply to the validation step
-	 * kicked off by this annotation.
-	 * <p>JSR-303 defines validation groups as custom annotations which an application declares
-	 * for the sole purpose of using them as type-safe group arguments, as implemented in
-	 * {@link org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.SpringValidatorAdapter}.
-	 * <p>Other {@link org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator} implementations may
-	 * support class arguments in other ways as well.
-	 */
-	Class[] value() default {};
-
-}
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.validation.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Variant of JSR-303's {@link javax.validation.Valid}, supporting the
+ * specification of validation groups. Designed for convenient use with
+ * Spring's JSR-303 support but not JSR-303 specific.
+ *
+ * <p>Can be used e.g. with Spring MVC handler methods arguments.
+ * Supported through {@link org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator}'s
+ * validation hint concept, with validation group classes acting as hint objects.
+ *
+ * <p>Can also be used with method level validation, indicating that a specific
+ * class is supposed to be validated at the method level (acting as a pointcut
+ * for the corresponding validation interceptor), but also optionally specifying
+ * the validation groups for method-level validation in the annotated class.
+ * Can also be used as a meta-annotation on a custom stereotype annotation.
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see javax.validation.Validator#validate(Object, Class[])
+ * @see org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator#validate(Object, org.springframework.validation.Errors, Object...)
+ * @see org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.SpringValidatorAdapter
+ * @see org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.MethodValidationPostProcessor
+ */
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PARAMETER})
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Documented
+public @interface Validated {
+
+	/**
+	 * Specify one or more validation groups to apply to the validation step
+	 * kicked off by this annotation.
+	 * <p>JSR-303 defines validation groups as custom annotations which an application declares
+	 * for the sole purpose of using them as type-safe group arguments, as implemented in
+	 * {@link org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.SpringValidatorAdapter}.
+	 * <p>Other {@link org.springframework.validation.SmartValidator} implementations may
+	 * support class arguments in other ways as well.
+	 */
+	Class[] value() default {};
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationInterceptor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import javax.validation.Validation;
+import javax.validation.Validator;
+import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
+
+import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInterceptor;
+import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;
+import org.hibernate.validator.HibernateValidator;
+import org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodConstraintViolation;
+import org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodConstraintViolationException;
+import org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodValidator;
+
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AnnotationUtils;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+
+/**
+ * An AOP Alliance {@link MethodInterceptor} implementation that delegates to a
+ * JSR-303 provider for performing method-level validation on annotated methods.
+ *
+ * <p>Applicable methods have JSR-303 constraint annotations on their parameters
+ * and/or on their return value (in the latter case specified at the method level,
+ * typically as inline annotation).
+ *
+ * <p>E.g.: <code>public @NotNull Object myValidMethod(@NotNull String arg1, @Max(10) int arg2)</code>
+ *
+ * <p>Validation groups can be specified through Spring's {@link Validated} annotation
+ * at the type level of the containing target class, applying to all public service methods
+ * of that class. By default, JSR-303 will validate against its default group only.
+ *
+ * <p>As of Spring 3.1, this functionality requires Hibernate Validator 4.2 or higher.
+ * In Spring 3.2, this class will autodetect a Bean Validation 1.1 compliant provider
+ * and automatically use the standard method validation support there (once available).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see MethodValidationPostProcessor
+ * @see org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodValidator
+ */
+public class MethodValidationInterceptor implements MethodInterceptor {
+
+	private final MethodValidator validator;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodValidationInterceptor using a default JSR-303 validator underneath.
+	 */
+	public MethodValidationInterceptor() {
+		this(Validation.byProvider(HibernateValidator.class).configure().buildValidatorFactory());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodValidationInterceptor using the given JSR-303 ValidatorFactory.
+	 * @param validatorFactory the JSR-303 ValidatorFactory to use
+	 */
+	public MethodValidationInterceptor(ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
+		this(validatorFactory.getValidator());
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Create a new MethodValidationInterceptor using the given JSR-303 Validator.
+	 * @param validatorFactory the JSR-303 Validator to use
+	 */
+	public MethodValidationInterceptor(Validator validator) {
+		this.validator = validator.unwrap(MethodValidator.class);
+	}
+
+
+	public Object invoke(MethodInvocation invocation) throws Throwable {
+		Class[] groups = determineValidationGroups(invocation);
+		Set<MethodConstraintViolation<Object>> result = this.validator.validateAllParameters(
+				invocation.getThis(), invocation.getMethod(), invocation.getArguments(), groups);
+		if (!result.isEmpty()) {
+			throw new MethodConstraintViolationException(result);
+		}
+		Object returnValue = invocation.proceed();
+		result = this.validator.validateReturnValue(
+				invocation.getThis(), invocation.getMethod(), returnValue, groups);
+		if (!result.isEmpty()) {
+			throw new MethodConstraintViolationException(result);
+		}
+		return returnValue;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Determine the validation groups to validate against for the given method invocation.
+	 * <p>Default are the validation groups as specified in the {@link Validated} annotation
+	 * on the containing target class of the method.
+	 * @param invocation the current MethodInvocation
+	 * @return the applicable validation groups as a Class array
+	 */
+	protected Class[] determineValidationGroups(MethodInvocation invocation) {
+		Validated valid = AnnotationUtils.findAnnotation(invocation.getThis().getClass(), Validated.class);
+		return (valid != null ? valid.value() : new Class[0]);
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationPostProcessor.java

@@ -0,0 +1,158 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+import javax.validation.Validator;
+import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory;
+
+import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice;
+
+import org.springframework.aop.Advisor;
+import org.springframework.aop.Pointcut;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.AopInfrastructureBean;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyConfig;
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
+import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
+import org.springframework.aop.support.DefaultPointcutAdvisor;
+import org.springframework.aop.support.annotation.AnnotationMatchingPointcut;
+import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
+import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+
+/**
+ * A convenient {@link BeanPostProcessor} implementation that delegates to a
+ * JSR-303 provider for performing method-level validation on annotated methods.
+ *
+ * <p>Applicable methods have JSR-303 constraint annotations on their parameters
+ * and/or on their return value (in the latter case specified at the method level,
+ * typically as inline annotation).
+ *
+ * <p>E.g.: <code>public @NotNull Object myValidMethod(@NotNull String arg1, @Max(10) int arg2)</code>
+ *
+ * <p>Target classes with such annotated methods need to be annotated with Spring's
+ * {@link Validated} annotation at the type level, for their methods to be searched for
+ * inline constraint annotations. Validation groups can be specified through {@link Validated}
+ * as well. By default, JSR-303 will validate against its default group only.
+ *
+ * <p>As of Spring 3.1, this functionality requires Hibernate Validator 4.2 or higher.
+ * In Spring 3.2, this class will autodetect a Bean Validation 1.1 compliant provider
+ * and automatically use the standard method validation support there (once available).
+ *
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.1
+ * @see MethodValidationInterceptor
+ * @see org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodValidator
+ */
+public class MethodValidationPostProcessor extends ProxyConfig
+		implements BeanPostProcessor, BeanClassLoaderAware, Ordered, InitializingBean {
+
+	private Class<? extends Annotation> validatedAnnotationType = Validated.class;
+
+	private Validator validator;
+
+	private ClassLoader beanClassLoader = ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader();
+
+	private Advisor advisor;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the 'validated' annotation type.
+	 * The default validated annotation type is the {@link Validated} annotation.
+	 * <p>This setter property exists so that developers can provide their own
+	 * (non-Spring-specific) annotation type to indicate that a class is supposed
+	 * to be validated in the sense of applying method validation.
+	 * @param validatedAnnotationType the desired annotation type
+	 */
+	public void setValidatedAnnotationType(Class<? extends Annotation> validatedAnnotationType) {
+		Assert.notNull(validatedAnnotationType, "'validatedAnnotationType' must not be null");
+		this.validatedAnnotationType = validatedAnnotationType;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the JSR-303 Validator to delegate to for validating methods.
+	 * <p>Default is the default ValidatorFactory's default Validator.
+	 */
+	public void setValidator(Validator validator) {
+		this.validator = validator;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Set the JSR-303 ValidatorFactory to delegate to for validating methods,
+	 * using its default Validator.
+	 * <p>Default is the default ValidatorFactory's default Validator.
+	 * @see javax.validation.ValidatorFactory#getValidator()
+	 */
+	public void setValidatorFactory(ValidatorFactory validatorFactory) {
+		this.validator = validatorFactory.getValidator();
+	}
+
+	public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader) {
+		this.beanClassLoader = classLoader;
+	}
+
+	public int getOrder() {
+		// This should run after all other post-processors, so that it can just add
+		// an advisor to existing proxies rather than double-proxy.
+		return LOWEST_PRECEDENCE;
+	}
+
+
+	public void afterPropertiesSet() {
+		Pointcut pointcut = new AnnotationMatchingPointcut(this.validatedAnnotationType, true);
+		Advice advice = (this.validator != null ? new MethodValidationInterceptor(this.validator) :
+				new MethodValidationInterceptor());
+		this.advisor = new DefaultPointcutAdvisor(pointcut, advice);
+	}
+
+
+	public Object postProcessBeforeInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException {
+		return bean;
+	}
+
+	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(Object bean, String beanName) throws BeansException {
+		if (bean instanceof AopInfrastructureBean) {
+			// Ignore AOP infrastructure such as scoped proxies.
+			return bean;
+		}
+		Class<?> targetClass = AopUtils.getTargetClass(bean);
+		if (AopUtils.canApply(this.advisor, targetClass)) {
+			if (bean instanceof Advised) {
+				((Advised) bean).addAdvisor(this.advisor);
+				return bean;
+			}
+			else {
+				ProxyFactory proxyFactory = new ProxyFactory(bean);
+				// Copy our properties (proxyTargetClass etc) inherited from ProxyConfig.
+				proxyFactory.copyFrom(this);
+				proxyFactory.addAdvisor(this.advisor);
+				return proxyFactory.getProxy(this.beanClassLoader);
+			}
+		}
+		else {
+			// This is not a repository.
+			return bean;
+		}
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.context/src/main/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/SpringValidatorAdapter.java

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public class SpringValidatorAdapter implements SmartValidator, javax.validation.
 		processConstraintViolations(this.targetValidator.validate(target), errors);
 	}
 
-	public void validate(Object target, Errors errors, Object[] validationHints) {
+	public void validate(Object target, Errors errors, Object... validationHints) {
 		Set<Class> groups = new LinkedHashSet<Class>();
 		if (validationHints != null) {
 			for (Object hint : validationHints) {

org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/validation/beanvalidation/MethodValidationTests.java

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import javax.validation.constraints.Max;
+import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+import javax.validation.groups.Default;
+
+import org.hibernate.validator.method.MethodConstraintViolationException;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import org.springframework.aop.framework.ProxyFactory;
+import org.springframework.context.support.StaticApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+/**
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
+ * @since 3.1
+ */
+public class MethodValidationTests {
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMethodValidationInterceptor() {
+		MyValidBean bean = new MyValidBean();
+		ProxyFactory proxyFactory = new ProxyFactory(bean);
+		proxyFactory.addAdvice(new MethodValidationInterceptor());
+		doTestProxyValidation((MyValidInterface) proxyFactory.getProxy());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testMethodValidationPostProcessor() {
+		StaticApplicationContext ac = new StaticApplicationContext();
+		ac.registerSingleton("mvpp", MethodValidationPostProcessor.class);
+		ac.registerSingleton("bean", MyValidBean.class);
+		ac.refresh();
+		doTestProxyValidation(ac.getBean("bean", MyValidInterface.class));
+	}
+
+
+	private void doTestProxyValidation(MyValidInterface proxy) {
+		assertNotNull(proxy.myValidMethod("value", 5));
+		try {
+			assertNotNull(proxy.myValidMethod("value", 15));
+			fail("Should have thrown MethodConstraintViolationException");
+		}
+		catch (MethodConstraintViolationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+		try {
+			assertNotNull(proxy.myValidMethod(null, 5));
+			fail("Should have thrown MethodConstraintViolationException");
+		}
+		catch (MethodConstraintViolationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+		try {
+			assertNotNull(proxy.myValidMethod("value", 0));
+			fail("Should have thrown MethodConstraintViolationException");
+		}
+		catch (MethodConstraintViolationException ex) {
+			// expected
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@MyStereotype
+	public static class MyValidBean implements MyValidInterface {
+
+		public Object myValidMethod(String arg1, int arg2) {
+			return (arg2 == 0 ? null : "value");
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	public interface MyValidInterface {
+
+		@NotNull Object myValidMethod(@NotNull(groups = MyGroup.class) String arg1, @Max(10) int arg2);
+	}
+
+
+	public interface MyGroup {
+	}
+
+
+	@Validated({MyGroup.class, Default.class})
+	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+	public @interface MyStereotype {
+
+	}
+
+}

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/support/RequestPartMethodArgumentResolver.java

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class RequestPartMethodArgumentResolver extends AbstractMessageConverterM
 				if (arg != null) {
 					Annotation[] annotations = parameter.getParameterAnnotations();
 					for (Annotation annot : annotations) {
-						if ("Valid".equals(annot.annotationType().getSimpleName())) {
+						if (annot.annotationType().getSimpleName().startsWith("Valid")) {
 							WebDataBinder binder = binderFactory.createBinder(request, arg, partName);
 							Object hints = AnnotationUtils.getValue(annot);
 							binder.validate(hints instanceof Object[] ? (Object[]) hints : new Object[] {hints});

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/method/annotation/support/RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor.java

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ public class RequestResponseBodyMethodProcessor extends AbstractMessageConverter
 		Object arg = readWithMessageConverters(webRequest, parameter, parameter.getParameterType());
 		Annotation[] annotations = parameter.getParameterAnnotations();
 		for (Annotation annot : annotations) {
-			if ("Valid".equals(annot.annotationType().getSimpleName())) {
+			if (annot.annotationType().getSimpleName().startsWith("Valid")) {
 				String name = Conventions.getVariableNameForParameter(parameter);
 				WebDataBinder binder = binderFactory.createBinder(webRequest, arg, name);
 				Object hints = AnnotationUtils.getValue(annot);

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/config/MvcNamespaceTests.java

@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Controller;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.validation.Validator;
-import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Valid;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestParam;
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ public class MvcNamespaceTests {
 		private boolean recordedValidationError;
 		
 		@RequestMapping
-		public void testBind(@RequestParam @DateTimeFormat(iso=ISO.DATE) Date date, @Valid(MyGroup.class) TestBean bean, BindingResult result) {
+		public void testBind(@RequestParam @DateTimeFormat(iso=ISO.DATE) Date date, @Validated(MyGroup.class) TestBean bean, BindingResult result) {
 			this.recordedValidationError = (result.getErrorCount() == 1);
 		}
 	}

org.springframework.web.servlet/src/test/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/mvc/annotation/ServletAnnotationControllerTests.java

@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.validation.BindingResult;
 import org.springframework.validation.Errors;
 import org.springframework.validation.FieldError;
-import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Valid;
+import org.springframework.validation.annotation.Validated;
 import org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.CookieValue;
@@ -2325,7 +2325,7 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 
 		@Override
 		@RequestMapping("/myPath.do")
-		public String myHandle(@ModelAttribute("myCommand") @Valid(MyGroup.class) TestBean tb, BindingResult errors, ModelMap model) {
+		public String myHandle(@ModelAttribute("myCommand") @Validated(MyGroup.class) TestBean tb, BindingResult errors, ModelMap model) {
 			if (!errors.hasFieldErrors("validCountry")) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException("Declarative validation not applied");
 			}
@@ -2383,7 +2383,7 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 
 		@Override
 		@RequestMapping("/myPath.do")
-		public String myHandle(@ModelAttribute("myCommand") @Valid(MyGroup.class) TestBean tb, BindingResult errors, ModelMap model) {
+		public String myHandle(@ModelAttribute("myCommand") @Validated(MyGroup.class) TestBean tb, BindingResult errors, ModelMap model) {
 			if (!errors.hasFieldErrors("sex")) {
 				throw new IllegalStateException("requiredFields not applied");
 			}
@@ -2410,8 +2410,7 @@ public class ServletAnnotationControllerTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	public @interface MyGroup {
+	public interface MyGroup {
 	}
 
 	private static class MyWebBindingInitializer implements WebBindingInitializer {

org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/bind/annotation/support/HandlerMethodInvoker.java

@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ public class HandlerMethodInvoker {
 				else if (Value.class.isInstance(paramAnn)) {
 					defaultValue = ((Value) paramAnn).value();
 				}
-				else if ("Valid".equals(paramAnn.annotationType().getSimpleName())) {
+				else if (paramAnn.annotationType().getSimpleName().startsWith("Valid")) {
 					validate = true;
 					Object value = AnnotationUtils.getValue(paramAnn);
 					validationHints = (value instanceof Object[] ? (Object[]) value : new Object[] {value});

org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/method/annotation/support/ModelAttributeMethodProcessor.java

@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class ModelAttributeMethodProcessor implements HandlerMethodArgumentResol
 	protected void validateIfApplicable(WebDataBinder binder, MethodParameter parameter) {
 		Annotation[] annotations = parameter.getParameterAnnotations();
 		for (Annotation annot : annotations) {
-			if ("Valid".equals(annot.annotationType().getSimpleName())) {
+			if (annot.annotationType().getSimpleName().startsWith("Valid")) {
 				Object hints = AnnotationUtils.getValue(annot);
 				binder.validate(hints instanceof Object[] ? (Object[]) hints : new Object[] {hints});
 			}