通过读源码发现:AbstractMessageConverterMethodArgumentResolver
中的validateIfApplicable方法对@Valid进行了支持:
protected void validateIfApplicable(WebDataBinder binder, MethodParameter methodParam) {
Annotation[] annotations = methodParam.getParameterAnnotations();
for (Annotation ann : annotations) {
Validated validatedAnn = AnnotationUtils.getAnnotation(ann, Validated.class);
if (validatedAnn != null || **ann.annotationType().getSimpleName().startsWith("Valid")**) {
Object hints = (validatedAnn != null ? validatedAnn.value() : AnnotationUtils.getValue(ann));
Object[] validationHints = (hints instanceof Object[] ? (Object[]) hints : new Object[] {hints});
binder.validate(validationHints);
break;
}
}
}