Type
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Type
Validates that a value is of a specific data type. For example, if a variable
should be an array, you can use this constraint with the array
type option
to validate this.
Applies to | property or method |
Options | |
Class | Type |
Validator | TypeValidator |
Basic Usage
- YAML
- Annotations
- XML
- PHP
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# src/BlogBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
Acme\BlogBundle\Entity\Author:
properties:
age:
- Type:
type: integer
message: The value {{ value }} is not a valid {{ type }}.
Options
type
type: string
[default option]
This required option is the fully qualified class name or one of the PHP datatypes
as determined by PHP's is_
functions.
message
type: string
default: This value should be of type {{ type }}
The message if the underlying data is not of the given type.