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The "stock" validators provide default error messages. To override the default message,

  • create or edit a global resource bundle, and
  • add an entry corresponding to the field

The "message prefix" is invalid.fieldvalue. To create a message entry, append the field name to the prefix. For example, a field named user.dob would use the entry invalid.fieldvalue.user.dob.

invalid.fieldvalue.user.dob=Please enter Date of Birth in the correct format.