ClassMetadataInterface
interface ClassMetadataInterface
Stores metadata needed for serializing and deserializing objects of specific class.
Primarily, the metadata stores the set of attributes to serialize or deserialize.
There may only exist one metadata for each attribute according to its name.
Methods
| string | getName() Returns the name of the backing PHP class. | |
| addAttributeMetadata(AttributeMetadataInterface $attributeMetadata) Adds an {@link AttributeMetadataInterface}. | ||
| AttributeMetadataInterface[] | getAttributesMetadata() Gets the list of {@link AttributeMetadataInterface}. | |
| merge(ClassMetadataInterface $classMetadata) Merges a {@link ClassMetadataInterface} in the current one. | ||
| ReflectionClass | getReflectionClass() Returns a {@link \ReflectionClass} instance for this class. |
Details
string getName()
Returns the name of the backing PHP class.
Return Value
| string | The name of the backing class |
addAttributeMetadata(AttributeMetadataInterface $attributeMetadata)
Adds an {@link AttributeMetadataInterface}.
Parameters
| AttributeMetadataInterface | $attributeMetadata |
AttributeMetadataInterface[] getAttributesMetadata()
Gets the list of {@link AttributeMetadataInterface}.
Return Value
| AttributeMetadataInterface[] |
merge(ClassMetadataInterface $classMetadata)
Merges a {@link ClassMetadataInterface} in the current one.
Parameters
| ClassMetadataInterface | $classMetadata |
ReflectionClass getReflectionClass()
Returns a {@link \ReflectionClass} instance for this class.
Return Value
| ReflectionClass |
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