Hi, The isolation of the group sequence is captured in this discussion [1] and this HV issue [2] --Hardy [1] http://lists.jboss.org/pipermail/hibernate-dev/2009-May/003891.html [2] https://hibernate.onjira.com/browse/HV-164 On 8 Jan 2012, at 1:15 PM, Gunnar Morling wrote: > Hi experts, > > I've got a question regarding the re-definition of default group sequences in inheritance hierarchies, more specifically about the test method GroupSequenceIsolationTest#testCorrectDefaultSequenceInheritance3() in the TCK [1]. > > There are the following two classes and validation groups defined: > > @GroupSequence({ Minimal.class, A.class }) > public class A { > > @Max(value = 10, groups = Minimal.class) > int size; > > @Size(max = 20) > String name; //A group > } > > interface Minimal {} > > interface Heavy {} > > public class B3 extends A { > > @SafeEncryption(groups = Heavy.class) > String encryptionKey; > > @Size(max = 20) > String nickname; > } > > The test looks like this: > > B3 b = new B3(); > > //all values invalid > b.name = "this name is too long"; > b.nickname = "and this nickname as well"; > b.size = 20; > b.encryptionKey = "not safe"; > > Set<ConstraintViolation<B3>> violations = validator.validate( b ); > assertCorrectNumberOfViolations( violations, 2 ); > assertCorrectConstraintTypes( violations, Max.class, Size.class ); > assertCorrectPropertyPaths( violations, "size", "nickname" ); > > So, based on the assertions, the re-defined default group sequence only applies to the constraints defined on A but not on those defined on B3. > > I'm wondering why that is. Intuitively I would have expected that the re-definition of the default group applies to all types of the hierarchy, so one can re-define the default group at the top of an inheritance hierarchy. > > Does anyone know/remember why the behavior is defined like it is? > > Thanks, > > --Gunnar > > [1] https://github.com/beanvalidation/beanvalidation-tck/blob/master/tests/sr... > > _______________________________________________ > beanvalidation-dev mailing list > beanvalidation-dev(a)lists.jboss.org > https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/beanvalidation-dev _______________________________________________ beanvalidation-dev mailing list beanvalidation-dev(a)lists.jboss.org https://lists.jboss.org/mailman/listinfo/beanvalidation-dev