RecursiveValidator

__construct(ExecutionContextFactoryInterface $contextFactory, MetadataFactoryInterface $metadataFactory, ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface $validatorFactory, array $objectInitializers = array())

Creates a new validator.

Parameters

ExecutionContextFactoryInterface	$contextFactory	The factory for creating new contexts
MetadataFactoryInterface	$metadataFactory	The factory for fetching the metadata of validated objects
ConstraintValidatorFactoryInterface	$validatorFactory	The factory for creating constraint validators
array	$objectInitializers	The object initializers

ContextualValidatorInterface startContext($root = null)

Starts a new validation context and returns a validator for that context.

The returned validator collects all violations generated within its context. You can access these violations with the {@link ContextualValidatorInterface::getViolations()} method.

Parameters

$root

Return Value

ContextualValidatorInterface

The validator for the new context

ContextualValidatorInterface inContext(ExecutionContextInterface $context)

Returns a validator in the given execution context.

The returned validator adds all generated violations to the given context.

Parameters

ExecutionContextInterface

$context

Return Value

ContextualValidatorInterface

The validator for that context

MetadataInterface getMetadataFor($object)

Returns the metadata for the given value.

Parameters

$object

Return Value

MetadataInterface

The metadata for the value

Exceptions

NoSuchMetadataException

If no metadata exists for the given value

bool hasMetadataFor($object)

Returns whether the class is able to return metadata for the given value.

Parameters

$object

Return Value

bool	Whether metadata can be returned for that value

ConstraintViolationListInterface 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

ConstraintViolationListInterface

A list of constraint violations If the list is empty, validation succeeded

ConstraintViolationListInterface 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

ConstraintViolationListInterface

A list of constraint violations If the list is empty, validation succeeded

ConstraintViolationListInterface 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

ConstraintViolationListInterface

A list of constraint violations If the list is empty, validation succeeded