Apache geronimo implementation of the jsr-303 bean validation spec api.

jsr 303 defines a metadata model and api for javabean validation. the default metadata source is annotations, with the ability to override and extend the meta-data through the use of xml validation descriptors. the api is not tied to a specific application tier or programming model.

it is specifically not tied to either the web tier or the persistence tier, and is available for both server-side application programming, as well as rich client swing application developer.

this package contains only api of jsr-303 spec. hibernate validator is the reference implementation of this spec.