$violations = $validator->validate($object);

public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
{
    $validator = $this->context->getValidator();

    // The violations are not added to $this->context
    $violations = $validator->validate($value);
}

public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
{
    $validator = $this->context->getValidator();

    // The violations are added to $this->context
    $validator
        ->inContext($this->context)
        ->validate($value)
    ;
}

addViolation(string $message, array $params = array())

Adds a violation at the current node of the validation graph.

Parameters

string	$message	The error message
array	$params	The parameters substituted in the error message

ConstraintViolationBuilderInterface buildViolation(string $message, array $parameters = array())

Returns a builder for adding a violation with extended information.

Call {@link ConstraintViolationBuilderInterface::addViolation()} to add the violation when you're done with the configuration:

$context->buildViolation('Please enter a number between %min% and %max%.')
    ->setParameter('%min%', 3)
    ->setParameter('%max%', 10)
    ->setTranslationDomain('number_validation')
    ->addViolation();

Parameters

string	$message	The error message
array	$parameters	The parameters substituted in the error message

Return Value

ConstraintViolationBuilderInterface

The violation builder

ValidatorInterface getValidator()

Returns the validator.

Useful if you want to validate additional constraints:

public function validate($value, Constraint $constraint)
{
    $validator = $this->context->getValidator();

    $violations = $validator->validate($value, new Length(array('min' => 3)));

    if (count($violations) > 0) {
        // ...
    }
}

Return Value

ValidatorInterface

object|null getObject()

Returns the currently validated object.

If the validator is currently validating a class constraint, the object of that class is returned. If it is a validating a property or getter constraint, the object that the property/getter belongs to is returned.

In other cases, null is returned.

Return Value

object|null

The currently validated object or null

setNode(mixed $value, object|null $object, MetadataInterface $metadata = null, string $propertyPath)

Sets the currently validated value.

Parameters

mixed	$value	The validated value
object|null	$object	The currently validated object
MetadataInterface	$metadata	The validation metadata
string	$propertyPath	The property path to the current value

setGroup(string|null $group)

Sets the currently validated group.

Parameters

string|null

$group

The validated group

setConstraint(Constraint $constraint)

Sets the currently validated constraint.

Parameters

Constraint

$constraint

The validated constraint

markGroupAsValidated(string $cacheKey, string $groupHash)

Marks an object as validated in a specific validation group.

Parameters

string	$cacheKey	The hash of the object
string	$groupHash	The group's name or hash, if it is group sequence

bool isGroupValidated(string $cacheKey, string $groupHash)

Returns whether an object was validated in a specific validation group.

Parameters

string	$cacheKey	The hash of the object
string	$groupHash	The group's name or hash, if it is group sequence

Return Value

bool	Whether the object was already validated for that group

markConstraintAsValidated(string $cacheKey, string $constraintHash)

Marks a constraint as validated for an object.

Parameters

string	$cacheKey	The hash of the object
string	$constraintHash	The hash of the constraint

bool isConstraintValidated(string $cacheKey, string $constraintHash)

Returns whether a constraint was validated for an object.

Parameters

string	$cacheKey	The hash of the object
string	$constraintHash	The hash of the constraint

Return Value

bool	Whether the constraint was already validated

markObjectAsInitialized(string $cacheKey)

Marks that an object was initialized.

Parameters

string

$cacheKey

The hash of the object

See also

ObjectInitializerInterface

bool isObjectInitialized(string $cacheKey)

Returns whether an object was initialized.

Parameters

string

$cacheKey

The hash of the object

Return Value

bool	Whether the object was already initialized

See also

ObjectInitializerInterface

ConstraintViolationListInterface getViolations()

Returns the violations generated by the validator so far.

Return Value

ConstraintViolationListInterface

The constraint violation list

mixed getRoot()

Returns the value at which validation was started in the object graph.

The validator, when given an object, traverses the properties and related objects and their properties. The root of the validation is the object from which the traversal started.

The current value is returned by {@link getValue}.

Return Value

mixed

The root value of the validation

mixed getValue()

Returns the value that the validator is currently validating.

If you want to retrieve the object that was originally passed to the validator, use {@link getRoot}.

Return Value

mixed

The currently validated value

MetadataInterface|null getMetadata()

Returns the metadata for the currently validated value.

With the core implementation, this method returns a {@link Mapping\ClassMetadataInterface} instance if the current value is an object, a {@link Mapping\PropertyMetadata} instance if the current value is the value of a property and a {@link Mapping\GetterMetadata} instance if the validated value is the result of a getter method.

If the validated value is neither of these, for example if the validator has been called with a plain value and constraint, this method returns null.

Return Value

MetadataInterface|null

the metadata of the currently validated value

string getGroup()

Returns the validation group that is currently being validated.

Return Value

string

The current validation group

string|null getClassName()

Returns the class name of the current node.

If the metadata of the current node does not implement {@link Mapping\ClassMetadataInterface} or if no metadata is available for the current node, this method returns null.

Return Value

string|null

The class name or null, if no class name could be found

string|null getPropertyName()

Returns the property name of the current node.

If the metadata of the current node does not implement {@link PropertyMetadataInterface} or if no metadata is available for the current node, this method returns null.

Return Value

string|null

The property name or null, if no property name could be found

string getPropertyPath(string $subPath = '')

Returns the property path to the value that the validator is currently validating.

For example, take the following object graph:

(Person)---($address: Address)---($street: string)

When the Person instance is passed to the validator, the property path is initially empty. When the $address property of that person is validated, the property path is "address". When the $street property of the related Address instance is validated, the property path is "address.street".

Properties of objects are prefixed with a dot in the property path. Indices of arrays or objects implementing the {@link \ArrayAccess} interface are enclosed in brackets. For example, if the property in the previous example is $addresses and contains an array of Address instance, the property path generated for the $street property of one of these addresses is for example "addresses[0].street".

Parameters

string

$subPath

Optional. The suffix appended to the current property path.

Return Value

string

The current property path. The result may be an empty string if the validator is currently validating the root value of the validation graph.