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Basic Mapping
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=============
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This guide explains the basic mapping of entities and properties.
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After working through this guide you should know:
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- How to create PHP classes that can be saved in the database with Doctrine
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- How to configure the mapping between columns on tables and properties on
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entities.
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- Defining primary keys and how identifiers are generated by Doctrine
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- What Doctrine types are
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Mapping of associations will be covered in the next chapter on
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:doc:`Association Mapping <association-mapping>`.
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Guide Assumptions
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-----------------
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You should have already :doc:`installed and configure <configuration>`
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Doctrine.
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Creating Classes for the Database
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---------------------------------
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Every PHP Class that you want to save in the database using Doctrine
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need to be marked as "Entity". The term "Entity" describes objects
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that have identity over many independent requests. This identity is
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usually achieved by assigning a unique identifier to an entity.
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In this tutorial the following ``Message`` PHP class will serve as
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example Entity:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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class Message
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{
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private $id;
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private $text;
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private $postedAt;
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}
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Because Doctrine is a generic library, it can only know about your
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entities when you are describing their existance and structure using
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Metadata Configuration.
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Doctrine provides several different ways for specifying object-relational
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mapping metadata:
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- :doc:`Docblock Annotations <annotations-reference>`
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- :doc:`XML <xml-mapping>`
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- :doc:`YAML <yml-mapping>`
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- PHP code
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This manual usually mentions docblock annotations in all the examples that are
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spread throughout all chapters, however for many examples alternative YAML and
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XML examples are given as well.
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.. note::
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All metadata drivers perform equally. Once the metadata of a class has been
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read from the source (annotations, xml or yaml) it is stored in an instance
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of the ``Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata`` class and these instances are
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stored in the metadata cache. If you're not using a metadata cache (not
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recommended!) then the XML driver is the fastest by using PHP's native XML
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support.
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Marking our ``Message`` entity for Doctrine is straightforward:
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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/** @Entity */
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class Message
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{
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//...
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="Message">
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<!-- ... -->
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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Message:
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type: entity
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# ...
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With no additional information given Doctrine expects the entity to be saved
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into a table with the same name as the class in our case ``Message``.
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You can change this by configuring information about the table:
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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/**
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* @Entity
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* @Table(name="message")
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*/
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class Message
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{
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//...
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="Message" table="message">
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<!-- ... -->
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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Message:
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type: entity
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table: message
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# ...
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Now the class ``Message`` will be saved and fetched from the table ``message``.
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Property Mapping
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----------------
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The next step after defining a PHP class as entity is mapping of properties
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to columns in a table.
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To configure a property use the ``@Column`` docblock annotation. The ``type``
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attribute specifies the Doctrine Mapping Type to use for the field. If the type
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is not specified, ``string`` is used as the default mapping type.
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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/** @Entity */
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class Message
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{
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/** @Column(type="integer") */
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private $id;
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/** @Column(length=140) */
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private $text;
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/** @Column(type="datetime", name="posted_at") */
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private $postedAt;
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="Message">
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<field name="id" type="integer" />
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<field name="text" length="140" />
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<field name="postedAt" column="posted_at" type="datetime" />
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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Message:
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type: entity
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fields:
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id:
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type: integer
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text:
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length: 140
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postedAt:
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type: datetime
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name: posted_at
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Because we don't explicitly specify a column name, Doctrine assumes the field
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name is also the column name. In the example we configured the property ``id`` to map to the column ``id``
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using the mapping type ``integer``. The field ``text`` is mapped to the column
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``text`` with the default mapping type ``string`` and ``postedAt`` is of the
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datetime type, but mapped to a column called ``posted_at``.
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The Column annotation has some more attributes. Here is a complete
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list:
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- ``type``: (optional, defaults to 'string') The mapping type to
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use for the column.
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- ``name``: (optional, defaults to field name) The name of the
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column in the database.
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- ``length``: (optional, default 255) The length of the column in
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the database. (Applies only if a string-valued column is used).
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- ``unique``: (optional, default FALSE) Whether the column is a
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unique key.
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- ``nullable``: (optional, default FALSE) Whether the database
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column is nullable.
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- ``precision``: (optional, default 0) The precision for a decimal
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(exact numeric) column. (Applies only if a decimal column is used.)
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- ``scale``: (optional, default 0) The scale for a decimal (exact
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numeric) column. (Applies only if a decimal column is used.)
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- ``columnDefinition``: (optional) Allows to define a custom
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DDL snippet that is used to create the column. Warning: This normally
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confuses the SchemaTool to always detect the column as changed.
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- ``options``: (optional) Key-value pairs of options that get passed
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to the underlying database platform when generating DDL statements.
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Doctrine Mapping Types
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----------------------
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A Doctrine Mapping Type defines the conversion the type of a PHP variable and
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an SQL type. All Mapping Types that ship with Doctrine are fully portable
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between the supported database systems. You can add your own custom mapping
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types to add more conversions.
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As an example the Doctrine Mapping Type ``string`` defines the
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mapping from a PHP string to a SQL VARCHAR (or VARCHAR2 etc.
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depending on the RDBMS brand). Here is a quick overview of the
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built-in mapping types:
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- ``string``: Type that maps a SQL VARCHAR to a PHP string.
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- ``integer``: Type that maps a SQL INT to a PHP integer.
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- ``smallint``: Type that maps a database SMALLINT to a PHP
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integer.
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- ``bigint``: Type that maps a database BIGINT to a PHP string.
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- ``boolean``: Type that maps a SQL boolean to a PHP boolean.
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- ``decimal``: Type that maps a SQL DECIMAL to a PHP string.
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- ``date``: Type that maps a SQL DATETIME to a PHP DateTime
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object.
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- ``time``: Type that maps a SQL TIME to a PHP DateTime object.
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- ``datetime``: Type that maps a SQL DATETIME/TIMESTAMP to a PHP
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DateTime object.
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- ``datetimetz``: Type that maps a SQL DATETIME/TIMESTAMP to a PHP
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DateTime object with timezone.
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- ``text``: Type that maps a SQL CLOB to a PHP string.
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- ``object``: Type that maps a SQL CLOB to a PHP object using
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``serialize()`` and ``unserialize()``
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- ``array``: Type that maps a SQL CLOB to a PHP array using
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``serialize()`` and ``unserialize()``
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- ``simple_array``: Type that maps a SQL CLOB to a PHP array using
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``implode()`` and ``explode()``, with a comma as delimiter. *IMPORTANT*
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Only use this type if you are sure that your values cannot contain a ",".
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- ``json_array``: Type that maps a SQL CLOB to a PHP array using
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``json_encode()`` and ``json_decode()``
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- ``float``: Type that maps a SQL Float (Double Precision) to a
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PHP double. *IMPORTANT*: Works only with locale settings that use
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decimal points as separator.
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- ``guid``: Type that maps a database GUID/UUID to a PHP string. Defaults to
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varchar but uses a specific type if the platform supports it.
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- ``blob``: Type that maps a SQL BLOB to a PHP resource stream
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.. note::
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DateTime and Object types are compared by reference, not by value. Doctrine updates this values
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if the reference changes and therefore behaves as if these objects are immutable value objects.
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.. warning::
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All Date types assume that you are exclusively using the default timezone
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set by `date_default_timezone_set() <http://docs.php.net/manual/en/function.date-default-timezone-set.php>`_
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or by the php.ini configuration ``date.timezone``. Working with
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different timezones will cause troubles and unexpected behavior.
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If you need specific timezone handling you have to handle this
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in your domain, converting all the values back and forth from UTC.
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There is also a :doc:`cookbook entry <../cookbook/working-with-datetime>`
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on working with datetimes that gives hints for implementing
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multi timezone applications.
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Identifiers / Primary Keys
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--------------------------
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Every entity class needs an identifier/primary key. You designate
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the field that serves as the identifier with the ``@Id``
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annotation:
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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class MyPersistentClass
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{
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/** @Id @Column(type="integer") */
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private $id;
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//...
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="MyPersistentClass">
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<id name="id" type="integer" />
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<field name="name" length="50" />
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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MyPersistentClass:
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type: entity
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id:
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id:
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type: integer
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fields:
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name:
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length: 50
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This definition is missing an ID generation strategy, which means that your code needs to assign
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the identifier manually before passing a new entity to
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``EntityManager#persist($entity)``.
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Doctrine can alternatively generate identifiers for entities using generation strategies,
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using database sequences or auto incrementing numbers.
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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class MyPersistentClass
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{
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/**
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* @Id @Column(type="integer")
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* @GeneratedValue
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*/
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private $id;
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="MyPersistentClass">
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<id name="id" type="integer">
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<generator strategy="AUTO" />
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</id>
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<field name="name" length="50" />
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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MyPersistentClass:
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type: entity
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id:
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id:
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type: integer
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generator:
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strategy: AUTO
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fields:
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name:
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length: 50
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This tells Doctrine to automatically generate a value for the
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identifier. How this value is generated is specified by the
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``strategy`` attribute, which is optional and defaults to 'AUTO'. A
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value of ``AUTO`` tells Doctrine to use the generation strategy
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that is preferred by the currently used database platform. See
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below for details.
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Identifier Generation Strategies
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The previous example showed how to use the default identifier
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generation strategy without knowing the underlying database with
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the AUTO-detection strategy. It is also possible to specify the
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identifier generation strategy more explicitly, which allows to
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make use of some additional features.
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Here is the list of possible generation strategies:
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- ``AUTO`` (default): Tells Doctrine to pick the strategy that is
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preferred by the used database platform. The preferred strategies
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are IDENTITY for MySQL, SQLite and MsSQL and SEQUENCE for Oracle
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and PostgreSQL. This strategy provides full portability.
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- ``SEQUENCE``: Tells Doctrine to use a database sequence for ID
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generation. This strategy does currently not provide full
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portability. Sequences are supported by Oracle and PostgreSql.
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- ``IDENTITY``: Tells Doctrine to use special identity columns in
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the database that generate a value on insertion of a row. This
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strategy does currently not provide full portability and is
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supported by the following platforms: MySQL/SQLite
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(AUTO\_INCREMENT), MSSQL (IDENTITY) and PostgreSQL (SERIAL).
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- ``TABLE``: Tells Doctrine to use a separate table for ID
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generation. This strategy provides full portability.
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***This strategy is not yet implemented!***
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- ``NONE``: Tells Doctrine that the identifiers are assigned (and
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thus generated) by your code. The assignment must take place before
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a new entity is passed to ``EntityManager#persist``. NONE is the
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same as leaving off the @GeneratedValue entirely.
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Sequence Generator
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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The Sequence Generator can currently be used in conjunction with
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Oracle or Postgres and allows some additional configuration options
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besides specifying the sequence's name:
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.. configuration-block::
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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class User
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{
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/**
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* @Id
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* @GeneratedValue(strategy="SEQUENCE")
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* @SequenceGenerator(sequenceName="tablename_seq", initialValue=1, allocationSize=100)
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*/
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protected $id = null;
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}
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.. code-block:: xml
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<doctrine-mapping>
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<entity name="User">
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<id name="id" type="integer">
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<generator strategy="SEQUENCE" />
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<sequence-generator sequence-name="tablename_seq" allocation-size="100" initial-value="1" />
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</id>
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</entity>
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</doctrine-mapping>
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.. code-block:: yaml
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MyPersistentClass:
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type: entity
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id:
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id:
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type: integer
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generator:
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strategy: SEQUENCE
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sequenceGenerator:
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sequenceName: tablename_seq
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allocationSize: 100
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initialValue: 1
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The initial value specifies at which value the sequence should
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start.
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The allocationSize is a powerful feature to optimize INSERT
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performance of Doctrine. The allocationSize specifies by how much
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values the sequence is incremented whenever the next value is
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retrieved. If this is larger than 1 (one) Doctrine can generate
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identifier values for the allocationSizes amount of entities. In
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the above example with ``allocationSize=100`` Doctrine 2 would only
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need to access the sequence once to generate the identifiers for
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100 new entities.
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*The default allocationSize for a @SequenceGenerator is currently 10.*
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.. caution::
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The allocationSize is detected by SchemaTool and
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transformed into an "INCREMENT BY " clause in the CREATE SEQUENCE
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statement. For a database schema created manually (and not
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SchemaTool) you have to make sure that the allocationSize
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configuration option is never larger than the actual sequences
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INCREMENT BY value, otherwise you may get duplicate keys.
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.. note::
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It is possible to use strategy="AUTO" and at the same time
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specifying a @SequenceGenerator. In such a case, your custom
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sequence settings are used in the case where the preferred strategy
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of the underlying platform is SEQUENCE, such as for Oracle and
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PostgreSQL.
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Composite Keys
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Doctrine 2 allows to use composite primary keys. There are however
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some restrictions opposed to using a single identifier. The use of
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the ``@GeneratedValue`` annotation is only supported for simple
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(not composite) primary keys, which means you can only use
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composite keys if you generate the primary key values yourself
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before calling ``EntityManager#persist()`` on the entity.
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To designate a composite primary key / identifier, simply put the
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@Id marker annotation on all fields that make up the primary key.
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Quoting Reserved Words
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----------------------
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Sometimes it is necessary to quote a column or table name because of reserved
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word conflicts. Doctrine does not quote identifiers automatically, because it
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leads to more problems then it would solve. Quoting tables and column names
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needs to be done explicitly using ticks in the definition.
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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/** @Column(name="`number`", type="integer") */
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private $number;
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Doctrine will then quote this column name in all SQL statements
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according to the used database platform.
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.. warning::
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Identifier Quoting does not work for join column names or discriminator
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column names unless you are using a custom ``QuoteStrategy``.
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.. _reference-basic-mapping-custom-mapping-types:
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.. versionadded: 2.3
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For more control over column quoting the ``Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\QuoteStrategy`` interface
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was introduced in 2.3. It is invoked for every column, table, alias and other
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SQL names. You can implement the QuoteStrategy and set it by calling
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``Doctrine\ORM\Configuration#setQuoteStrategy()``.
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.. versionadded: 2.4
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The ANSI Quote Strategy was added, which assumes quoting is not necessary for any SQL name.
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You can use it with the following code:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\AnsiQuoteStrategy;
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$configuration->setQuoteStrategy(new AnsiQuoteStrategy());
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Custom Mapping Types
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--------------------
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Doctrine allows you to create new mapping types. This can come in
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handy when you're missing a specific mapping type or when you want
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to replace the existing implementation of a mapping type.
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In order to create a new mapping type you need to subclass
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``Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type`` and implement/override the methods as
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you wish. Here is an example skeleton of such a custom type class:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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namespace My\Project\Types;
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use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
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use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
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/**
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* My custom datatype.
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*/
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class MyType extends Type
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{
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const MYTYPE = 'mytype'; // modify to match your type name
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public function getSqlDeclaration(array $fieldDeclaration, AbstractPlatform $platform)
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{
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// return the SQL used to create your column type. To create a portable column type, use the $platform.
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}
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public function convertToPHPValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
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{
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// This is executed when the value is read from the database. Make your conversions here, optionally using the $platform.
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}
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public function convertToDatabaseValue($value, AbstractPlatform $platform)
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{
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// This is executed when the value is written to the database. Make your conversions here, optionally using the $platform.
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}
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public function getName()
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{
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return self::MYTYPE; // modify to match your constant name
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}
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}
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The following assumptions are applied to mapping types by the ORM:
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- If the value of the field is *NULL* the method
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``convertToDatabaseValue()`` is not called.
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- The ``UnitOfWork`` never passes values to the database convert
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method that did not change in the request.
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When you have implemented the type you still need to let Doctrine
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know about it. This can be achieved through the
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``Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type#addType($name, $className)``
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method. See the following example:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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// in bootstrapping code
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// ...
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use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
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// ...
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// Register my type
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Type::addType('mytype', 'My\Project\Types\MyType');
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To convert the underlying database type of your
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new "mytype" directly into an instance of ``MyType`` when performing
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schema operations, the type has to be registered with the database
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|
platform as well:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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$conn = $em->getConnection();
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$conn->getDatabasePlatform()->registerDoctrineTypeMapping('db_mytype', 'mytype');
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When registering the custom types in the configuration you specify a unique
|
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name for the mapping type and map that to the corresponding fully qualified
|
|
class name. Now the new type can be used when mapping columns:
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.. code-block:: php
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<?php
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class MyPersistentClass
|
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{
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/** @Column(type="mytype") */
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private $field;
|
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}
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Custom ColumnDefinition
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|
-----------------------
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You can define a custom definition for each column using the "columnDefinition"
|
|
attribute of ``@Column``. You have to define all the definitions that follow
|
|
the name of a column here.
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.. note::
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Using columnDefinition will break change-detection in SchemaTool.
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