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CardScheme

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CardScheme

2.2

The CardScheme validation is new in Symfony 2.2.

This constraint ensures that a credit card number is valid for a given credit card company. It can be used to validate the number before trying to initiate a payment through a payment gateway.

Applies to property or method
Options
  • schemes
  • message
Class CardScheme
Validator CardSchemeValidator

Basic Usage

To use the CardScheme validator, simply apply it to a property or method on an object that will contain a credit card number.

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# src/Acme/SubscriptionBundle/Resources/config/validation.yml
Acme\SubscriptionBundle\Entity\Transaction:
    properties:
        cardNumber:
            - CardScheme:
                schemes: [VISA]
                message: Your credit card number is invalid.
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<!-- src/Acme/SubscriptionBundle/Resources/config/validation.xml -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<constraint-mapping xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping"
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping http://symfony.com/schema/dic/constraint-mapping/constraint-mapping-1.0.xsd">

    <class name="Acme\SubscriptionBundle\Entity\Transaction">
        <property name="cardNumber">
            <constraint name="CardScheme">
                <option name="schemes">
                    <value>VISA</value>
                </option>
                <option name="message">Your credit card number is invalid.</option>
            </constraint>
        </property>
    </class>
</constraint-mapping>
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// src/Acme/SubscriptionBundle/Entity/Transaction.php
namespace Acme\SubscriptionBundle\Entity\Transaction;

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

class Transaction
{
    /**
     * @Assert\CardScheme(schemes = {"VISA"}, message = "Your credit card number is invalid.")
     */
    protected $cardNumber;
}
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// src/Acme/SubscriptionBundle/Entity/Transaction.php
namespace Acme\SubscriptionBundle\Entity\Transaction;

use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;

class Transaction
{
    protected $cardNumber;

    public static function loadValidatorMetadata(ClassMetadata $metadata)
    {
        $metadata->addPropertyConstraint('cardNumber', new Assert\CardScheme(array(
            'schemes' => array(
                'VISA'
            ),
            'message' => 'Your credit card number is invalid.',
        )));
    }
}

Available Options

schemes

type: mixed [default option]

This option is required and represents the name of the number scheme used to validate the credit card number, it can either be a string or an array. Valid values are:

  • AMEX
  • CHINA_UNIONPAY
  • DINERS
  • DISCOVER
  • INSTAPAYMENT
  • JCB
  • LASER
  • MAESTRO
  • MASTERCARD
  • VISA

For more information about the used schemes, see Wikipedia: Issuer identification number (IIN).

message

type: string default: Unsupported card type or invalid card number.

The message shown when the value does not pass the CardScheme check.

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