mergeConstraints(ClassMetadata $source) Merges the constraints of the given metadata into this object. Parameters ClassMetadata $source The source metadata

ReflectionClass getReflectionClass() Returns a {@link \ReflectionClass} instance for this class. Return Value ReflectionClass

string getDefaultGroup() Returns the name of the default group for this class. For each class, the group "Default" is an alias for the group "", where is the non-namespaced name of the class. All constraints implicitly or explicitly assigned to group "Default" belong to both of these groups, unless the class defines a group sequence. If a class defines a group sequence, validating the class in "Default" will validate the group sequence. The constraints assigned to "Default" can

PropertyMetadataInterface[] getPropertyMetadata(string $property) Returns all metadata instances for the given named property. If your implementation does not support properties, simply throw an exception in this method (for example a BadMethodCallException). Parameters string $property The property name Return Value PropertyMetadataInterface[] A list of metadata instances. Empty if no metadata exists for the property.

GroupSequence|null getGroupSequence() Returns the group sequence that overrides the "Default" group for this class. Return Value GroupSequence|null The group sequence or null

string getName() Returns the name of the backing PHP class. Return Value string The name of the backing class.

string[] getConstrainedProperties() Returns the names of all constrained properties. Return Value string[] A list of property names

ClassMetadata addPropertyConstraint(string $property, Constraint $constraint) Adds a constraint to the given property. Parameters string $property The name of the property Constraint $constraint The constraint Return Value ClassMetadata This object

string getClassName() Returns the name of the backing PHP class. Return Value string The name of the backing class

ClassMetadata addPropertyConstraints(string $property, array $constraints) Parameters string $property array $constraints Return Value ClassMetadata