Validator<A>.validate(b) where b:B and B extends A should validate B. Metadata APIs are specific to A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: BVAL-17 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/BVAL-17 Project: Bean Validation Issue Type: Bug Components: spec-general Reporter: Emmanuel Bernard -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/secure/Administrators.... - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira