Remove interface check in BeanMetaDataImpl#newGroupSequenceProviderInstance() ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: HV-449 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HV-449 Project: Hibernate Validator Issue Type: Improvement Affects Versions: 4.2.0.Beta2 Reporter: Kevin Pollet Priority: Trivial Fix For: 4.2.0.CR1 By removing the interface check in {{BeanMetaDataImpl#newGroupSequenceProviderInstance()}}, the behavior will be consistent. Consequently, an invocation of this method will throw an {{InstantiationException}} if the provider class (not limited to this case): * is an {{interface}} * is an {{abstract}} class * doesn't provide a default constructor -- 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