Sorry if this is a simple question...
Is it possible to use strings from resource bundles in the regex of the @Pattern validator? Maybe using EL
e.g.
@Pattern(regex = "#{mypatterns.myregex}")

And what about the message attribute?
Thank you!

I forgot to say that I'm trying to use this validation in an JSF2 form and an bean injected with CDI.

Hi,

the regex cannot be read from the resource bundle. To implement this you would have to write your own ConstraintValidator implementation for the Pattern constraint and configure it in an xml configuration file.
Why do you try to place your patterns into a resource bundle? Do you really have Locale depended patterns?

--Hardy

bad news...

Yeah, I have some constraints that depends on user's locale. So, my only option is to create my own validator.

Thank you!

You just need you own ConstraintValidator<Pattern, String> implementation. Should be straight forward.