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+<?php
+
+namespace Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket;
+
+use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
+
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../../TestInit.php';
+
+/**
+ * Functional tests for the Single Table Inheritance mapping strategy.
+ *
+ * @author robo
+ */
+class AdvancedAssociationTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmFunctionalTestCase {
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+        try {
+            $this->_schemaTool->createSchema(array(
+                    $this->_em->getClassMetadata('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket\Lemma'),
+                    $this->_em->getClassMetadata('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket\Relation'),
+                    $this->_em->getClassMetadata('Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket\RelationType')
+            ));
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            // Swallow all exceptions. We do not test the schema tool here.
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testIssue()
+    {
+        //setup
+        $lemma1 = new Lemma;
+        $lemma1->setLemma('foo');
+
+        $lemma2 = new Lemma;
+        $lemma2->setLemma('bar');
+
+        $lemma3 = new Lemma;
+        $lemma3->setLemma('batz');
+
+        $lemma4 = new Lemma;
+        $lemma4->setLemma('bla');
+
+        $type1 = new RelationType;
+        $type1->setType('nonsense');
+        $type1->setAbbreviation('non');
+
+        $type2 = new RelationType;
+        $type2->setType('quatsch');
+        $type2->setAbbreviation('qu');
+
+        $relation1 = new Relation;
+        $relation1->setParent($lemma1);
+        $relation1->setChild($lemma2);
+        $relation1->setType($type1);
+
+        $relation2 = new Relation;
+        $relation2->setParent($lemma1);
+        $relation2->setChild($lemma3);
+        $relation2->setType($type1);
+    
+        $relation3 = new Relation;
+        $relation3->setParent($lemma1);
+        $relation3->setChild($lemma4);
+        $relation3->setType($type2);
+
+        $lemma1->addRelation($relation1);
+        $lemma1->addRelation($relation2);
+        $lemma1->addRelation($relation3);
+
+        $this->_em->persist($type1);
+        $this->_em->persist($type2);
+        $this->_em->persist($lemma1);
+        $this->_em->persist($lemma2);
+        $this->_em->persist($lemma3);
+        $this->_em->persist($lemma4);
+
+        $this->_em->flush();
+        $this->_em->clear();
+        //end setup
+
+        // test One To Many
+        $query = $this->_em->createQuery("SELECT l FROM Doctrine\Tests\ORM\Functional\Ticket\Lemma l Where l.lemma = 'foo'");
+        $res = $query->getResult();
+        $lemma = $res[0];
+
+        $this->assertEquals('foo', $lemma->getLemma());
+        $this->assertTrue($lemma instanceof Lemma);
+        $relations = $lemma->getRelations();
+
+        foreach($relations as $relation) {
+            $this->assertTrue($relation instanceof Relation);
+            $this->assertTrue($relation->getType()->getType() != '');
+        }
+
+        $this->_em->clear();
+
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="lemma")
+ */
+class Lemma {
+
+    const CLASS_NAME = __CLASS__;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(type="integer", name="lemma_id")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var string
+     * @Column(type="string", name="lemma_name", unique=true, length=255)
+     */
+    private $lemma;
+
+
+    /**
+     * @var kateglo\application\utilities\collections\ArrayCollection
+     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="Relation", mappedBy="parent", cascade={"persist"})
+     */
+    private $relations;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $this->types = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+        $this->relations = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getId() {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param string $lemma
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setLemma($lemma) {
+        $this->lemma = $lemma;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getLemma() {
+        return $this->lemma;
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Relation $relation
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function addRelation(Relation $relation) {
+        $this->relations[] = $relation;
+        $relation->setParent($this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Relation $relation
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removeRelation(Relation $relation) {
+        /*@var $removed Relation */
+        $removed = $this->relations->removeElement($relation);
+        if ($removed !== null) {
+            $removed->removeParent();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return kateglo\application\utilities\collections\ArrayCollection
+     */
+    public function getRelations() {
+        return $this->relations;
+    }
+
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="relation")
+ */
+class Relation {
+
+    const CLASS_NAME = __CLASS__;
+
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(type="integer", name="relation_id")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Lemma
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity="Lemma")
+     * @JoinColumn(name="relation_parent_id", referencedColumnName="lemma_id")
+     */
+    private $parent;
+
+    /**
+     * @var Lemma
+     * @OneToOne(targetEntity="Lemma")
+     * @JoinColumn(name="relation_child_id", referencedColumnName="lemma_id")
+     */
+    private $child;
+
+    /**
+     * @var RelationType
+     * @ManyToOne(targetEntity="RelationType")
+     * @JoinColumn(name="relation_type_id", referencedColumnName="relation_type_id")
+     */
+    private $type;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Lemma $parent
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setParent(Lemma $parent) {
+        $this->parent = $parent;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return Phrase
+     */
+    public function getParent() {
+        return $this->parent;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removeParent() {
+        if ($this->lemma !== null) {
+            /*@var $phrase Lemma */
+            $lemma = $this->parent;
+            $this->parent = null;
+            $lemma->removeRelation($this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Lemma $child
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setChild(Lemma $child) {
+        $this->child = $child;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return Lemma
+     */
+    public function getChild() {
+        return $this->child;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param RelationType $type
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setType(RelationType $type) {
+        $this->type = $type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return RelationType
+     */
+    public function getType() {
+        return $this->type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removeType() {
+        if ($this->type !== null) {
+            /*@var $phrase RelationType */
+            $type = $this->type;
+            $this->type = null;
+            $type->removeRelation($this);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @Entity
+ * @Table(name="relation_type")
+ */
+class RelationType {
+
+    const CLASS_NAME = __CLASS__;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var int
+     * @Id
+     * @Column(type="integer", name="relation_type_id")
+     * @GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
+     */
+    private $id;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var string
+     * @Column(type="string", name="relation_type_name", unique=true, length=255)
+     */
+    private $type;
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @var string
+     * @Column(type="string", name="relation_type_abbreviation", unique=true, length=255)
+     */
+    private $abbreviation;
+
+    /**
+     * @var kateglo\application\utilities\collections\ArrayCollection
+     * @OneToMany(targetEntity="Relation", mappedBy="type", cascade={"persist"})
+     */
+    private $relations;
+
+    public function __construct() {
+        $relations = new \Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function getId() {
+        return $this->id;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param string $type
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setType($type) {
+        $this->type = $type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getType() {
+        return $this->type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param string $abbreviation
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setAbbreviation($abbreviation) {
+        $this->abbreviation = $abbreviation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getAbbreviation() {
+        return $this->abbreviation;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Relation $relation
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function addRelation(Relation $relation) {
+        $this->relations[] = $relation;
+        $relation->setType($this);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @param Relation $relation
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function removeRelation(Relation $relation) {
+        /*@var $removed Relation */
+        $removed = $this->relations->removeElement($relation);
+        if ($removed !== null) {
+            $removed->removeLemma();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * @return kateglo\application\utilities\collections\ArrayCollection
+     */
+    public function getRelations() {
+        return $this->relations;
+    }
+}
+