package com.zetcode; import javax.validation.Validation; import javax.validation.Validator; import javax.validation.ValidatorFactory; import javax.validation.constraints.Min; public class ValidateValue { @Min(5) private String word; public static void main(String[] args) { ValidatorFactory factory = Validation.buildDefaultValidatorFactory(); Validator validator = factory.getValidator(); validator.validateValue(ValidateValue.class, "word", "cup") .forEach(System.out::println); } }