javax.validation.ValidationException: HV000183: Unable to load ‘javax.el.ExpressionFactory’. Check that you have the EL dependencies on the classpath, or use ParameterMessageInterpolator instead

I got this exception when I executed my newly written junit test for a Spring DAO with Hibernate Validations.

After adding javax.el to pom, this is resolved.

[code language=”xml”]

<dependency>
<groupId>javax.el</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.el-api</artifactId>
<version>2.2.4</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.glassfish.web</groupId>
<artifactId>javax.el</artifactId>
<version>2.2.4</version>
</dependency>

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