Hi,

I am trying to validate data from classes which are in inheritance relation.
For example i have these two classes:

class Apple {
...
private String color;
....
//get , set
}

and than:

class MyApple extends Apple {
...
}

I am trying to validate the "color" of the apple in MyApple class without to create a instance of Apple class.
Something like MyApple a=new MyApple(..,"green",..);

Right now my constraints xml file have something like:

<bean class="test.Apple" ignore-annotations="false">
<getter name="Color">
<constraint annotation="javax.validation.constraints.Size">
<element name="min">1</element>
<element name="max">20</element>
</constraint>
</getter>
...
</bean>

and:
<bean class="test.MyApple" ignore-annotations="false">
...
<!-- no validation for color -->
</bean>

Problem is that trying in this way the validation is not working... for "MyApple" , i am missing some annotations in xml constraints file ? (something to tell which class inherits from which) , is it possible to handle this inheritance in this way ?

Please if you have an idea or a sugestion give me an hand !

Thanks