Spring LocalValidatorFactoryBean does not define or inherit an implementation of the resolved method forExecutables

Version:spring4.3

Error: Caused by: java.lang.AbstractMethodError: Receiver class org.springframework.validation.beanvalidation.LocalValidatorFactoryBean does not define or inherit an implementation of the resolved method 'abstract javax.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator forExecutables()' of interface javax.validation.Validator.

q: After reading the code, it is true that the forExecutables method has not been implemented

Code cannot be upgraded to Spring version

Comment From: snicoll

Spring 4.3 is EOL so we can't provide you support on that version. Perhaps you're trying to upgrade to a version that uses Jakarta rather than the old JavaEE package space?

This should be jakarta.validation.executable.ExecutableValidator forExecutables() in a recent version.

Comment From: jhoeller

Spring Framework 4.3 was based on Bean Validation 1.0 and had optional support for Bean Validation 1.1 method validation. As a consequence, the only way to call the Bean Validation 1.1 forExecutables() method was to call unwrap(Validator.class).forExecutables() on the Spring-provided LocalValidatorFactoryBean. On newer Spring versions, this unwrapping is not necessary anymore.