As a validation information carrier, hibernate provide an array of InvalidValue. Each InvalidValue has a buch of methods describing the individual issues.

getBeanClass() retrieves the failing bean type

getBean()retrieves the failing instance (if any ie not when using getPotentianInvalidValues())

getValue() retrieves the failing value

getMessage() retrieves the proper internationalized error message

getRootBean() retrieves the root bean instance generating the issue (useful in conjunction with @Valid), is null if getPotentianInvalidValues() is used.

getPropertyPath() retrieves the dotted path of the failing property starting from the root bean