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/* |
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* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS |
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* "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT |
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* LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR |
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* A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT |
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* OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, |
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* SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT |
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* LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, |
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* DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY |
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* THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT |
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* (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE |
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* OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. |
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* |
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* This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many individuals |
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* and is licensed under the MIT license. For more information, see |
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* <http://www.doctrine-project.org>. |
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namespace Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\Builder; |
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use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata; |
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use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo; |
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/** |
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* Builder Object for ClassMetadata |
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* @license http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php MIT |
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* @link www.doctrine-project.com |
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* @since 2.2 |
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* @author Benjamin Eberlei <[email protected]> |
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* @author Guilherme Blanco <[email protected]> |
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*/ |
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class ClassMetadataBuilder |
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* @var \Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo |
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private $cm; |
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* @param \Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadataInfo $cm |
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public function __construct(ClassMetadataInfo $cm) |
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public function getClassMetadata() |
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return $this->cm; |
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} |
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* Marks the class as mapped superclass. |
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* @return ClassMetadataBuilder |
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public function setMappedSuperClass() |
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$this->cm->isMappedSuperclass = true; |
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$this->cm->isEmbeddedClass = false; |
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* Marks the class as embeddable. |
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public function setEmbeddable() |
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} |
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* Adds and embedded class |
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$this->cm->mapEmbedded( |
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ClassMetadata::ONE_TO_MANY |
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* @param string $name |
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* |
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*/ |
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public function addOneToMany($name, $targetEntity, $mappedBy) |
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{ |
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$builder = $this->createOneToMany($name, $targetEntity); |
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$builder->mappedBy($mappedBy); |
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return $builder->build(); |
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} |
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In PHP, under loose comparison (like
==
, or!=
, orswitch
conditions), values of different types might be equal.For
string
values, the empty string''
is a special case, in particular the following results might be unexpected: