diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintValidator.php
index 201db0f230..fe3758f65b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintValidator.php
@@ -32,4 +32,67 @@ abstract class ConstraintValidator implements ConstraintValidatorInterface
     {
         $this->context = $context;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string representation of the type of the value.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed $value
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function valueToType($value)
+    {
+        return is_object($value) ? get_class($value) : gettype($value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a string representation of the value.
+     *
+     * @param  mixed  $value
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    protected function valueToString($value)
+    {
+        if ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
+            if (class_exists('IntlDateFormatter')) {
+                $locale = \Locale::getDefault();
+                $formatter = new \IntlDateFormatter($locale, \IntlDateFormatter::MEDIUM, \IntlDateFormatter::SHORT);
+
+                return $formatter->format($value);
+            }
+
+            return $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
+        }
+
+        if (is_object($value)) {
+            return 'Object('.get_class($value).')';
+        }
+
+        if (is_array($value)) {
+            return 'Array';
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            return '"'.$value.'"';
+        }
+
+        if (is_resource($value)) {
+            return sprintf('Resource(%s#%d)', get_resource_type($value), $value);
+        }
+
+        if (null === $value) {
+            return 'null';
+        }
+
+        if (false === $value) {
+            return 'false';
+        }
+
+        if (true === $value) {
+            return 'true';
+        }
+
+        return (string) $value;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
index ddd14dbdc0..02b77be0bf 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/ConstraintViolation.php
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ class ConstraintViolation implements ConstraintViolationInterface
     public function __toString()
     {
         if (is_object($this->root)) {
-            $class = get_class($this->root);
+            $class = 'Object('.get_class($this->root).')';
         } elseif (is_array($this->root)) {
-            $class = "Array";
+            $class = 'Array';
         } else {
             $class = (string) $this->root;
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidator.php
index a561ddc759..351ce73491 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidator.php
@@ -39,34 +39,6 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a string representation of the type of the value.
-     *
-     * @param  mixed $value
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function valueToType($value)
-    {
-        return is_object($value) ? get_class($value) : gettype($value);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a string representation of the value.
-     *
-     * @param  mixed  $value
-     *
-     * @return string
-     */
-    private function valueToString($value)
-    {
-        if ($value instanceof \DateTime) {
-            return $value->format('Y-m-d H:i:s');
-        }
-
-        return var_export($value, true);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Compares the two given values to find if their relationship is valid
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/BlankValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/BlankValidator.php
index 06064620f1..7bb57ddd0e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/BlankValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/BlankValidator.php
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class BlankValidator extends ConstraintValidator
     public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
     {
         if ('' !== $value && null !== $value) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($value)
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CardSchemeValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CardSchemeValidator.php
index 1ece3fdd65..eae71a92d4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CardSchemeValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CardSchemeValidator.php
@@ -108,7 +108,9 @@ class CardSchemeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         }
 
         if (!is_numeric($value)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message);
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($value),
+            ));
 
             return;
         }
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ class CardSchemeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
             }
         }
 
-        $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message);
+        $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+            '{{ value }}' => $value,
+        ));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ChoiceValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ChoiceValidator.php
index ef9ae6e3ad..c4f3b56c8b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ChoiceValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/ChoiceValidator.php
@@ -59,25 +59,33 @@ class ChoiceValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         if ($constraint->multiple) {
             foreach ($value as $_value) {
                 if (!in_array($_value, $choices, $constraint->strict)) {
-                    $this->context->addViolation($constraint->multipleMessage, array('{{ value }}' => $_value));
+                    $this->context->addViolation($constraint->multipleMessage, array(
+                        '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($_value),
+                    ));
                 }
             }
 
             $count = count($value);
 
             if ($constraint->min !== null && $count < $constraint->min) {
-                $this->context->addViolation($constraint->minMessage, array('{{ limit }}' => $constraint->min), null, (int) $constraint->min);
+                $this->context->addViolation($constraint->minMessage, array(
+                    '{{ limit }}' => $constraint->min
+                ), null, (int) $constraint->min);
 
                 return;
             }
 
             if ($constraint->max !== null && $count > $constraint->max) {
-                $this->context->addViolation($constraint->maxMessage, array('{{ limit }}' => $constraint->max), null, (int) $constraint->max);
+                $this->context->addViolation($constraint->maxMessage, array(
+                    '{{ limit }}' => $constraint->max
+                ), null, (int) $constraint->max);
 
                 return;
             }
         } elseif (!in_array($value, $choices, $constraint->strict)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($value)
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CountryValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CountryValidator.php
index 6a8d1d6446..c912a650a6 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CountryValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CountryValidator.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class CountryValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $countries = Intl::getRegionBundle()->getCountryNames();
 
         if (!isset($countries[$value])) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CurrencyValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CurrencyValidator.php
index 4451047cdd..d12952fc81 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CurrencyValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/CurrencyValidator.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class CurrencyValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $currencies = Intl::getCurrencyBundle()->getCurrencyNames();
 
         if (!isset($currencies[$value])) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/DateValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/DateValidator.php
index 733a3b7f5e..1170314a70 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/DateValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/DateValidator.php
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class DateValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $value = (string) $value;
 
         if (!preg_match(static::PATTERN, $value, $matches) || !checkdate($matches[2], $matches[3], $matches[1])) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
index e14546ce82..5b433a768f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/EmailValidator.php
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ class EmailValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         }
 
         if (!$valid) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/FileValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/FileValidator.php
index 5f499810e6..dce0480a0e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/FileValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/FileValidator.php
@@ -126,10 +126,10 @@ class FileValidator extends ConstraintValidator
 
             if ($size > $limit) {
                 $this->context->addViolation($constraint->maxSizeMessage, array(
-                    '{{ size }}'    => $size,
-                    '{{ limit }}'   => $limit,
-                    '{{ suffix }}'  => $suffix,
-                    '{{ file }}'    => $path,
+                    '{{ size }}' => $size,
+                    '{{ limit }}' => $limit,
+                    '{{ suffix }}' => $suffix,
+                    '{{ file }}' => $path,
                 ));
 
                 return;
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ class FileValidator extends ConstraintValidator
 
             if (false === $valid) {
                 $this->context->addViolation($constraint->mimeTypesMessage, array(
-                    '{{ type }}'    => '"'.$mime.'"',
-                    '{{ types }}'   => '"'.implode('", "', $mimeTypes) .'"',
-                    '{{ file }}'    => $path,
+                    '{{ type }}' => '"'.$mime.'"',
+                    '{{ types }}' => '"'.implode('", "', $mimeTypes) .'"',
+                    '{{ file }}' => $path,
                 ));
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IpValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IpValidator.php
index 69afe61b71..ad5d9e2466 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IpValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/IpValidator.php
@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ class IpValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         }
 
         if (!filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, $flag)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LanguageValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LanguageValidator.php
index 87019705db..02edb963f1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LanguageValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LanguageValidator.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class LanguageValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $languages = Intl::getLanguageBundle()->getLanguageNames();
 
         if (!isset($languages[$value])) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LocaleValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LocaleValidator.php
index daf594800b..cfd2105e90 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LocaleValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/LocaleValidator.php
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ class LocaleValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $locales = Intl::getLocaleBundle()->getLocaleNames();
 
         if (!isset($locales[$value])) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/NullValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/NullValidator.php
index f0f09c492f..bc9bf4f38c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/NullValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/NullValidator.php
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ class NullValidator extends ConstraintValidator
                 $value = 'Array';
             }
 
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
index 6f0ad51dba..fe79f54222 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RangeValidator.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class RangeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
 
         if (!is_numeric($value)) {
             $this->context->addViolation($constraint->invalidMessage, array(
-                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+                '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($value),
             ));
 
             return;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RegexValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RegexValidator.php
index 1f2febbbca..f59d6a4e25 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RegexValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/RegexValidator.php
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ class RegexValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $value = (string) $value;
 
         if ($constraint->match xor preg_match($constraint->pattern, $value)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TimeValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TimeValidator.php
index cbaa816d1a..36260e67d1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TimeValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TimeValidator.php
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class TimeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $value = (string) $value;
 
         if (!preg_match(static::PATTERN, $value)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TypeValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TypeValidator.php
index f75bb0fd8b..ff713ffeef 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TypeValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/TypeValidator.php
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         }
 
         $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
-            '{{ value }}' => is_object($value) ? get_class($value) : (is_array($value) ? 'Array' : (string) $value),
+            '{{ value }}' => $this->valueToString($value),
             '{{ type }}'  => $constraint->type,
         ));
     }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/UrlValidator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/UrlValidator.php
index d743c3807f..4aeab117af 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/UrlValidator.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Constraints/UrlValidator.php
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ class UrlValidator extends ConstraintValidator
         $pattern = sprintf(static::PATTERN, implode('|', $constraint->protocols));
 
         if (!preg_match($pattern, $value)) {
-            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array('{{ value }}' => $value));
+            $this->context->addViolation($constraint->message, array(
+                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+            ));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase.php
index d72eaf23fa..c0ab0f7a53 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase.php
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_Te
             ->disableOriginalConstructor()
             ->getMock();
         $this->validator->initialize($this->context);
+
+        \Locale::setDefault('en');
     }
 
     /**
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_Te
      * @param mixed  $comparedValueString
      * @param string $comparedValueType
      */
-    public function testInvalidComparisonToValue($dirtyValue, $comparedValue, $comparedValueString, $comparedValueType)
+    public function testInvalidComparisonToValue($dirtyValue, $dirtyValueAsString, $comparedValue, $comparedValueString, $comparedValueType)
     {
         $constraint = $this->createConstraint(array('value' => $comparedValue));
         $constraint->message = 'Constraint Message';
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ abstract class AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_Te
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('Constraint Message', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => $comparedValueString,
+                '{{ value }}' => $dirtyValueAsString,
                 '{{ compared_value }}' => $comparedValueString,
                 '{{ compared_value_type }}' => $comparedValueType
             ));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/BlankValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/BlankValidatorTest.php
index 0fbe5e6fbb..fe4a30b638 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/BlankValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/BlankValidatorTest.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class BlankValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     /**
      * @dataProvider getInvalidValues
      */
-    public function testInvalidValues($value)
+    public function testInvalidValues($value, $valueAsString)
     {
         $constraint = new Blank(array(
             'message' => 'myMessage'
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class BlankValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('myMessage', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => $value,
+                '{{ value }}' => $valueAsString,
             ));
 
         $this->validator->validate($value, $constraint);
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ class BlankValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function getInvalidValues()
     {
         return array(
-            array('foobar'),
-            array(0),
-            array(false),
-            array(1234),
+            array('foobar', '"foobar"'),
+            array(0, '0'),
+            array(false, 'false'),
+            array(1234, '1234'),
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ChoiceValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ChoiceValidatorTest.php
index 9267fdb872..ad524b87ea 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ChoiceValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/ChoiceValidatorTest.php
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class ChoiceValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('myMessage', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => 'baz',
+                '{{ value }}' => '"baz"',
             ), null, null);
 
         $this->validator->validate('baz', $constraint);
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ChoiceValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('myMessage', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => 'baz',
+                '{{ value }}' => '"baz"',
             ));
 
         $this->validator->validate(array('foo', 'baz'), $constraint);
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ class ChoiceValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('myMessage', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => '2',
+                '{{ value }}' => '"2"',
             ));
 
         $this->validator->validate('2', $constraint);
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ class ChoiceValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->context->expects($this->once())
             ->method('addViolation')
             ->with('myMessage', array(
-                '{{ value }}' => '3',
+                '{{ value }}' => '"3"',
             ));
 
         $this->validator->validate(array(2, '3'), $constraint);
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/EqualToValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/EqualToValidatorTest.php
index 45c9bd1dee..2cc624e7f3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/EqualToValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/EqualToValidatorTest.php
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class EqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(1, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array('22', '333', "'333'", 'string'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime')
+            array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array('22', '"22"', '333', '"333"', 'string'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
index 9393bec619..8dd27f7f4b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class GreaterThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCas
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(1, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), '2005-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array('b', 'c', "'c'", 'string')
+            array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2005 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array('b', '"b"', 'c', '"c"', 'string')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanValidatorTest.php
index 49c31727ff..e261c42c8b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/GreaterThanValidatorTest.php
@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ class GreaterThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(1, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(2, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), '2005-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array('22', '333', "'333'", 'string'),
-            array('22', '22', "'22'", 'string')
+            array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(2, '2', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2005/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2005 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000/01/01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array('22', '"22"', '333', '"333"', 'string'),
+            array('22', '"22"', '22', '"22"', 'string')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IdenticalToValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IdenticalToValidatorTest.php
index ede2e43e7e..02f166c7cb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IdenticalToValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/IdenticalToValidatorTest.php
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ class IdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(1, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(2, '2', "'2'", 'string'),
-            array('22', '333', "'333'", 'string'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), '2001-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), new \DateTime('1999-01-01'), '1999-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime')
+            array(1, '1', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(2, '2', '2', '"2"', 'string'),
+            array('22', '"22"', '333', '"333"', 'string'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2001-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2001 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('1999-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 1999 12:00 AM', 'DateTime')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
index 9eca353e48..e2ce1bcbc1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest.php
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class LessThanOrEqualValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(2, 1, '1', 'integer'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array('c', 'b', "'b'", 'string')
+            array(2, '2', 1, '1', 'integer'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array('c', '"c"', 'b', '"b"', 'string')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanValidatorTest.php
index daee667254..9e88ac1e2b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/LessThanValidatorTest.php
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ class LessThanValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(3, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(2, 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime'),
-            array('333', '22', "'22'", 'string'),
+            array(3, '3', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(2, '2', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2010-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2010 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime'),
+            array('333', '"333"', '22', '"22"', 'string'),
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotEqualToValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotEqualToValidatorTest.php
index ecf89d79de..334aeb219a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotEqualToValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotEqualToValidatorTest.php
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ class NotEqualToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
     public function provideInvalidComparisons()
     {
         return array(
-            array(3, 3, '3', 'integer'),
-            array('2', 2, '2', 'integer'),
-            array('a', 'a', "'a'", 'string'),
-            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime')
+            array(3, '3', 3, '3', 'integer'),
+            array('2', '"2"', 2, '2', 'integer'),
+            array('a', '"a"', 'a', '"a"', 'string'),
+            array(new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', new \DateTime('2000-01-01'), 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotIdenticalToValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotIdenticalToValidatorTest.php
index 6b518c92a9..406a10163f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotIdenticalToValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/NotIdenticalToValidatorTest.php
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class NotIdenticalToValidatorTest extends AbstractComparisonValidatorTestCase
         $date = new \DateTime('2000-01-01');
 
         return array(
-            array(3, 3, '3', 'integer'),
-            array('a', 'a', "'a'", 'string'),
-            array($date, $date, '2000-01-01 00:00:00', 'DateTime')
+            array(3, '3', 3, '3', 'integer'),
+            array('a', '"a"', 'a', '"a"', 'string'),
+            array($date, 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', $date, 'Jan 1, 2000 12:00 AM', 'DateTime')
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/TypeValidatorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/TypeValidatorTest.php
index e5e6d0bf02..57d7f5c4c4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/TypeValidatorTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Validator/Tests/Constraints/TypeValidatorTest.php
@@ -132,36 +132,37 @@ class TypeValidatorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     {
         $object = new \stdClass();
         $file = $this->createFile();
+        $fileAsString = 'Resource(stream#'.intval($file).')';
 
         return array(
-            array('foobar', 'numeric', 'foobar'),
-            array('foobar', 'boolean', 'foobar'),
-            array('0', 'integer', '0'),
-            array('1.5', 'float', '1.5'),
+            array('foobar', 'numeric', '"foobar"'),
+            array('foobar', 'boolean', '"foobar"'),
+            array('0', 'integer', '"0"'),
+            array('1.5', 'float', '"1.5"'),
             array(12345, 'string', '12345'),
-            array($object, 'boolean', 'stdClass'),
-            array($object, 'numeric', 'stdClass'),
-            array($object, 'integer', 'stdClass'),
-            array($object, 'float', 'stdClass'),
-            array($object, 'string', 'stdClass'),
-            array($object, 'resource', 'stdClass'),
-            array($file, 'boolean', (string) $file),
-            array($file, 'numeric', (string) $file),
-            array($file, 'integer', (string) $file),
-            array($file, 'float', (string) $file),
-            array($file, 'string', (string) $file),
-            array($file, 'object', (string) $file),
-            array('12a34', 'digit', '12a34'),
-            array('1a#23', 'alnum', '1a#23'),
-            array('abcd1', 'alpha', 'abcd1'),
-            array("\nabc", 'cntrl', "\nabc"),
-            array("abc\n", 'graph', "abc\n"),
-            array('abCDE', 'lower', 'abCDE'),
-            array('ABcde', 'upper', 'ABcde'),
-            array("\nabc", 'print', "\nabc"),
-            array('abc&$!', 'punct', 'abc&$!'),
-            array("\nabc", 'space', "\nabc"),
-            array('AR1012', 'xdigit', 'AR1012'),
+            array($object, 'boolean', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($object, 'numeric', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($object, 'integer', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($object, 'float', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($object, 'string', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($object, 'resource', 'Object(stdClass)'),
+            array($file, 'boolean', $fileAsString),
+            array($file, 'numeric', $fileAsString),
+            array($file, 'integer', $fileAsString),
+            array($file, 'float', $fileAsString),
+            array($file, 'string', $fileAsString),
+            array($file, 'object', $fileAsString),
+            array('12a34', 'digit', '"12a34"'),
+            array('1a#23', 'alnum', '"1a#23"'),
+            array('abcd1', 'alpha', '"abcd1"'),
+            array("\nabc", 'cntrl', "\"\nabc\""),
+            array("abc\n", 'graph', "\"abc\n\""),
+            array('abCDE', 'lower', '"abCDE"'),
+            array('ABcde', 'upper', '"ABcde"'),
+            array("\nabc", 'print', "\"\nabc\""),
+            array('abc&$!', 'punct', '"abc&$!"'),
+            array("\nabc", 'space', "\"\nabc\""),
+            array('AR1012', 'xdigit', '"AR1012"'),
         );
     }