MetadataFactoryInterface.php

<?php

/*
 * This file is part of the Symfony package.
 *
 * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
 *
 * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 * file that was distributed with this source code.
 */
namespace Symfony\Component\Validator;


/**
 * Returns {@link MetadataInterface} instances for values.
 *
 * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
 */
interface MetadataFactoryInterface {

  /**
   * Returns the metadata for the given value.
   *
   * @param mixed $value Some value.
   *
   * @return MetadataInterface The metadata for the value.
   *
   * @throws Exception\NoSuchMetadataException If no metadata exists for the value.
   */
  public function getMetadataFor($value);

  /**
   * Returns whether metadata exists for the given value.
   *
   * @param mixed $value Some value.
   *
   * @return Boolean Whether metadata exists for the value.
   */
  public function hasMetadataFor($value);

}