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Validation in Spring Boot
Last Updated : 26 May, 2026
title: Validation in Spring Boot
Spring Framework23 words4 headingsExamples included
title: Validation in Spring Boot description: Request data validation
Dependency
xml exampleWoHoTech
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-validation</artifactId>
</dependency>Entity Validation Annotations
public class StudentDTO {
@NotNull(message = "Name required hai")
@NotBlank(message = "Name empty nahi hona chahiye")
@Size(min = 2, max = 50, message = "Name 2-50 characters ka hona chahiye")
private String name;
@Min(value = 1, message = "Age minimum 1 hona chahiye")
@Max(value = 120, message = "Age maximum 120 hona chahiye")
private int age;
@DecimalMin(value = "0.0", message = "Marks negative nahi hone chahiye")
@DecimalMax(value = "100.0", message = "Marks 100 se zyada nahi ho sakte")
private double marks;
@Email(message = "Valid email format chahiye")
private String email;
@Pattern(regexp = "^[0-9]{10}$", message = "10 digit phone number chahiye")
private String phone;
}
Controller mein use
java exampleWoHoTech
@PostMapping
public ResponseEntity<?> create(@RequestBody @Valid StudentDTO dto, BindingResult result) {
if (result.hasErrors()) {
Map<String, String> errors = new HashMap<>();
result.getFieldErrors().forEach(e -> errors.put(e.getField(), e.getDefaultMessage()));
return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(errors);
}
return ResponseEntity.ok(service.create(dto));
}Global Exception Handler
java exampleWoHoTech
@RestControllerAdvice
public class GlobalExceptionHandler {
@ExceptionHandler(MethodArgumentNotValidException.class)
public ResponseEntity<Map<String, String>> handleValidation(MethodArgumentNotValidException ex) {
Map<String, String> errors = new HashMap<>();
ex.getBindingResult().getFieldErrors()
.forEach(e -> errors.put(e.getField(), e.getDefaultMessage()));
return ResponseEntity.badRequest().body(errors);
}
}Exam Focus
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Interview Use
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