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 <a href="ValidatorException.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.validator"><code>ValidatorException</code></a> containing a <a href="../application/FacesMessage.html" title="class in jakarta.faces.application"><code>FacesMessage</code></a>, documenting any failures to
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