Spring validation returns long error messages, not just the customized message

Question

Spring validation returns long error message instead of the customized once.

This is the section of code in the dto.

public class RequestDto implements Serializable {
    @NotNull(message="{id.required}")
    private Long id;

}

In controller added the @Valid for input.

@RequestMapping(value = ApiPath.PATH, method = RequestMethod.POST, produces = { "application/xml",
            "application/json" })
    public @ResponseBody ResultDecorator saveRequest(
            @Valid @RequestBody RequestDto msaDisabScreenRequestDto) throws Exception {

}

API returns the following error.

<message>Validation failed for argument at index 0 in method: public om.gov.moh.msa.framework.resolver.ResultDecorator om.controller.MaController.saveRequest(om..dto.RequestDto) throws java.lang.Exception, with 1 error(s): [Field error in object 'requestDto' on field 'id': rejected value [null]; codes [NotNull.requestDto.id,NotNull.id,NotNull.java.lang.Long,NotNull]; arguments [org.springframework.context.support.DefaultMessageSourceResolvable: codes [requestDto.id,id]; arguments []; default message [civilId]]; **default message [ID is required.]]** </message>

Here the custom message is present at the end. (default message [ID is required.)

Using Controller advice for global exception and I'm overriding handleMethodArgumentNotValid. How can I return only the custom message here?

@Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
@ControllerAdvice
public class RestExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionHandler {



   /**
    * Spring validation related exception
    */
   @Override
   protected ResponseEntity<Object> handleMethodArgumentNotValid(
           MethodArgumentNotValidException ex,
           HttpHeaders headers,
           HttpStatus status,
           WebRequest request) {

       ApiError apiError = new ApiError(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
       apiError.setMessage(ex.getMessage());
       return buildResponseEntity(apiError);
   }
}

Answer 1

You can get default/custom message like result.getFieldError("yourFieldName").getDefaultMessage()

You can catch error messages either through controller method which should look like this

    @RequestMapping(value = ApiPath.PATH, method = RequestMethod.POST, produces = { "application/xml", "application/json" })
    public @ResponseBody ResultDecorator saveRequest(@Valid @RequestBody RequestDto msaDisabScreenRequestDto, BindingResult result) throws Exception {
        if(result.hasErrors()){
            String errorMessage = result.getFieldError("yourFieldName").getDefaultMessage();
        }
    }

Or through Global Exception handler

Updated

    @Order(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE)
    @ControllerAdvice
    public class RestExceptionHandler extends ResponseEntityExceptionHandler {



       /**
        * Spring validation related exception
        */
       @Override
       protected ResponseEntity<Object> handleMethodArgumentNotValid(
               MethodArgumentNotValidException ex,
               HttpHeaders headers,
               HttpStatus status,
               WebRequest request) {

           //New Code
           BindingResult bindingResult = ex.getBindingResult();
           String errorMessage = result.getFieldError("yourFieldName").getDefaultMessage();
//---------------
           ApiError apiError = new ApiError(HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST);
           apiError.setMessage(errorMessage);
           return buildResponseEntity(apiError);
       }
    }