PropertyMetadataContainerInterface.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;


/**
 * A container for {@link PropertyMetadataInterface} instances.
 *
 * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
 */
interface PropertyMetadataContainerInterface {

  /**
   * Check if there's any metadata attached to the given named property.
   *
   * @param string $property The property name.
   *
   * @return Boolean
   */
  public function hasPropertyMetadata($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 <tt>BadMethodCallException</tt>).
   *
   * @param string $property The property name.
   *
   * @return PropertyMetadataInterface[] A list of metadata instances. Empty if
   *                                     no metadata exists for the property.
   */
  public function getPropertyMetadata($property);

}