Validation error: "No validator could be found for type: java.lang.Integer"
JavaHibernateValidationSpring MvcJava Problem Overview
I am working on a project with Spring why do I keep getting the following error?
> javax.validation.UnexpectedTypeException:
> No validator could be found for type: java.lang.Integer
Here is my code:
package com.s2rsolutions.model;
import java.util.Date;
import javax.persistence.Column;
import javax.persistence.Entity;
import javax.persistence.Id;
import javax.persistence.Table;
import javax.validation.constraints.Size;
import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
@Entity
@Table(name = "sales")
public class Sales {
@NotEmpty(message = "The above field must not be blank.")
@Column(name = "ttl_d_sls_lst_mth", nullable = false)
private Integer ttl_d_sls_lst_mth;
@NotEmpty(message = "The above field must not be blank.")
@Column(name = "ttl_d_sls_6_mth", nullable = false)
private Integer ttl_d_sls_6_mth;
@Column(name = "date_added")
private Date addedDate;
@Id
@Column(name = "username")
private String username;
// other fields/getters/setters omitted for brevity
}
Java Solutions
Solution 1 - Java
As per the javadoc of NotEmpty, Integer is not a valid type for it to check. It's for Strings and collections. If you just want to make sure an Integer has some value, javax.validation.constraints.NotNull
is all you need.
> public @interface NotEmpty > > Asserts that the annotated string, > collection, map or array is not null > or empty.
Solution 2 - Java
As the question is asked simply use @Min(1) instead of @size on integer fields and it will work.
Solution 3 - Java
As stated in problem, to solve this error you MUST use correct annotations. In above problem, @NotBlank
or @NotEmpty
annotation must be applied on any String field only.
To validate long type field, use annotation @NotNull
.
Solution 4 - Java
For this type error: UnexpectedTypeException ERROR: We are trying to use incorrect Hibernate validator annotation on any bean property. For this same issue for my Springboot project( validating type 'java.lang.Integer')
The solution that worked for me is using @NotNull
for Integer.
Solution 5 - Java
You can add hibernate validator dependency, to provide a Validator
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
<version>6.0.12.Final</version>
</dependency>