ElementMetadata ^deprecated

string[] __sleep()

Returns the names of the properties that should be serialized.

Return Value

string[]

__clone()

Clones this object.

GenericMetadata addConstraint(Constraint $constraint)

Adds a constraint.

If the constraint {@link Valid} is added, the cascading strategy will be changed to {@link CascadingStrategy::CASCADE}. Depending on the properties $traverse and $deep of that constraint, the traversal strategy will be set to one of the following:

• {@link TraversalStrategy::IMPLICIT} if $traverse is enabled and $deep is enabled
• {@link TraversalStrategy::IMPLICIT} | {@link TraversalStrategy::STOP_RECURSION} if $traverse is enabled, but $deep is disabled
• {@link TraversalStrategy::NONE} if $traverse is disabled

Parameters

Constraint

$constraint

The constraint to add

Return Value

GenericMetadata

This object

Exceptions

ConstraintDefinitionException

When trying to add the {@link Traverse} constraint

GenericMetadata addConstraints(array $constraints)

Adds an list of constraints.

Parameters

array

$constraints

The constraints to add

Return Value

GenericMetadata

This object

Constraint[] getConstraints()

Returns all constraints of this element.

Return Value

Constraint[]

A list of Constraint instances

bool hasConstraints()

Returns whether this element has any constraints.

Return Value

bool

Constraint[] findConstraints(string $group)

Returns all constraints for a given validation group.

Parameters

string

$group

The validation group

Return Value

Constraint[]

A list of constraint instances

int getCascadingStrategy()

Returns the strategy for cascading objects.

Return Value

int	The cascading strategy

int getTraversalStrategy()

Returns the strategy for traversing traversable objects.

Return Value

int	The traversal strategy

accept(ValidationVisitorInterface $visitor, mixed $value, string|string[] $group, string $propertyPath) ^deprecated

^deprecated

since version 2.5, to be removed in 3.0.

Exists for compatibility with the deprecated {@link Symfony\Component\Validator\MetadataInterface}.

Should not be used.

Implemented for backward compatibility with Symfony < 2.5.

Parameters

ValidationVisitorInterface	$visitor	The visitor implementing the validation logic
mixed	$value	The value to validate
string|string[]	$group	The validation group to validate in
string	$propertyPath	The current property path in the validation graph

Exceptions

BadMethodCallException

__construct()