RecursiveContextualValidator

__construct(ExecutionContextInterface $context, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory, array $objectInitializers = array())

Creates a validator for the given context.

Parameters

ExecutionContextInterface	$context	The execution context
MetadataFactoryInterface	$metadataFactory	The factory for fetching the metadata of validated objects
ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface	$validatorFactory	The factory for creating constraint validators
array	$objectInitializers	The object initializers

$this atPath(string $path)

Appends the given path to the property path of the context.

If called multiple times, the path will always be reset to the context's original path with the given path appended to it.

Parameters

string

$path

The path to append

Return Value

$this

$this validate(mixed $value, Constraint|Constraint[] $constraints = null, array|null $groups = null)

Validates a value against a constraint or a list of constraints.

If no constraint is passed, the constraint {@link \Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints\Valid} is assumed.

Parameters

mixed	$value	The value to validate
Constraint|Constraint[]	$constraints	The constraint(s) to validate against
array|null	$groups	The validation groups to validate. If none is given, "Default" is assumed

Return Value

$this

$this validateProperty(object $object, string $propertyName, array|null $groups = null)

Validates a property of an object against the constraints specified for this property.

Parameters

object	$object	The object
string	$propertyName	The name of the validated property
array|null	$groups	The validation groups to validate. If none is given, "Default" is assumed

Return Value

$this

$this validatePropertyValue(object|string $objectOrClass, string $propertyName, mixed $value, array|null $groups = null)

Validates a value against the constraints specified for an object's property.

Parameters

object|string	$objectOrClass	The object or its class name
string	$propertyName	The name of the property
mixed	$value	The value to validate against the property's constraints
array|null	$groups	The validation groups to validate. If none is given, "Default" is assumed

Return Value

$this

ConstraintViolationListInterface getViolations()

Returns the violations that have been generated so far in the context of the validator.

Return Value

ConstraintViolationListInterface

The constraint violations