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<div class="block">Returns the class of the root bean being validated.
 For method validation, this is the object class the
 method is executed on.
 For constructor validation, this is the class the constructor
 is declared on.</div>
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<dd>the class of the root bean or of the object hosting the validated element</dd>
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