Different validator messages

[trippccn]

I have a Member.java pojo that maps to a database table which describes a user of our site. I use @In during the RegisterAction to enter the user into the database, and then @In again for the LoginAction to check the email/pass and log them in.

Problem is, I use a validator in the Member.java:

@Length(min=4, message="Password must be 4 or more characters.")

That validator makes sense during registration but not during login. During login it should just say "please enter a password".

Am I going about this the wrong way? Is there an easy way to solve the problem?

Thanks,
Chad

[gavin.king]

I would probably not use @IfInvalid for login. Instead, validate the password in the action method and add a FacesMessage in code, or just do it in the JSF form with a JSF validator.

This is not a "model" validation.