validation - Validate partial Modal using Spring @Valid annotation

Question

I have a User Modal

public class RegisterUser {

    @Size(min = 2, max = 30)
    private String fname;

    @Size(min = 2, max = 30)
    private String lname;

    @NotEmpty
    @Size(min = 6, max = 15)
    private String password;

    ....

    @NotEmpty
    private String publicProfile;

     ... getters and setters

}

1) I want to use this modal during registration action (fname, lname, password etc but without publicProfile field)

2) I want to use this modal during myprofile action (all fields except password)

My action for register:

@RequestMapping(value = "/register", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String submitRegisterForm(
        @Valid RegisterUser registerUser,
        BindingResult result,
        Model m) {
    ....
  }

Here I don't intend to provide 'publicprofile' on jsp and therefore do not want to validate this field although my Modal has @NotEmpty annotation

My action for myprofile

@RequestMapping(value = "/myprofile", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String submitMyprofileForm(
    @Valid RegisterUser registerUser,
        BindingResult result,
        Model m) {
    ....
}

Here I don't intend to provide 'password' field on jsp and therefore do not want to validate this field although my Modal has @NotEmpty and @Size(min = 6, max = 15) annotation

My question is how can I achieve this ? Is there any way where I can say in this modal for this action validate only mentioned fields?

Thanks in advance Manisha

Answer 1

You can use Validation Groups (for different scenarios) and Spring's @Validated annotation to specify which group you want to use