[2.0-java] i18n message with javax.validation.constraints (JSR 303)

[JuDe]

Hi Play!ers,

Do you know how is it possible to modify the error message displayed when there is a validation error (package javax.validation.constraints) during a form binding ?

Consider a simple entity with a field like :

  @Past    // A date must be older than now

  @Formats.DateTime(pattern="dd/MM/yyyy")

  private Date birthday = new Date();

I would like to customize the message displayed when the date format is correct but newer than now (so the Past validation will fail). So I added the following line into the conf\messages file :

javax.validation.constraints.Past.message=Customized message

But it doesn't work... It is still the default message that is displayed. 

Do you have any idea to resolve that problem ?

• Perhaps the message key is not javax.validation.constraints.Past.message (although it seems to be the one in the javadoc) ?
• The play framework perhaps uses another i18n message mechanism than the resources bundle ?

Thanks in advance!

[Jodson Leandro]

do you have something like that?

if (filledForm.hasErrors()) {

  //you can take all the erros here

  Map<String, List<ValidationError>> errors = fiiledForm.erros();

  //now you can to work with the errors

  return badRequest(views.html.somewhere.show.render(filledForm));

[JuDe]

Thanks guys!

Simply adding a message parameter into the @Past just works!

@Past(message="my.message.key") 

In response to Jodson Leandro, I tried your suggestion but the validation error message was not a key but plain text. So it was not possible to handle it.