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Class LinkConstraint

Checks whether links to a given association exist / do not exist.

Namespace: Cake\ORM\Rule

Constants summary

  • string
    STATUS_LINKED
    'linked'
  • string
    STATUS_NOT_LINKED
    'notLinked'

Properties summary

  • $_association protected
    \Cake\ORM\Association|string

    The association that should be checked.

  • string

    The link status that is required to be present in order for the check to succeed.

Method Summary

Method Detail

__construct() public

__construct(mixed $association, string $requiredLinkStatus)

Constructor.

Parameters

\Cake\ORM\Association|string $association

The alias of the association that should be checked.

string $requiredLinkStatus

The link status that is required to be present in order for the check to succeed.

__invoke() public

__invoke(\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array $options)

Callable handler.

Performs the actual link check.

Parameters

\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity

The entity involved in the operation.

array $options

Options passed from the rules checker.

Returns

bool

Whether the check was successful.

_aliasFields() protected

_aliasFields(array $fields, \Cake\ORM\Table $source)

Alias fields.

Parameters

array $fields

The fields that should be aliased.

\Cake\ORM\Table $source

The object to use for aliasing.

Returns

array

The aliased fields

_buildConditions() protected

_buildConditions(array $fields, array $values)

Build conditions.

Parameters

array $fields

The condition fields.

array $values

The condition values.

Returns

array

A conditions array combined from the passed fields and values.

_countLinks(\Cake\ORM\Association $association, \Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity)

Count links.

Parameters

\Cake\ORM\Association $association

The association for which to count links.

\Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity

The entity involved in the operation.

Returns

int

The number of links.

Property Detail

$_association protected

The association that should be checked.

Type

\Cake\ORM\Association|string

$_requiredLinkState protected

The link status that is required to be present in order for the check to succeed.

Type

string

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