Image
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Image
The Image constraint works exactly like the File constraint, except that its mimeTypes and mimeTypesMessage options are automatically setup to work for image files specifically.
Additionally it has options so you can validate against the width and height of the image.
See the File constraint for the bulk of the documentation on this constraint.
Applies to | property or method |
Class | Image |
Validator | ImageValidator |
Basic Usage
This constraint is most commonly used on a property that will be rendered
in a form as a FileType field. For
example, suppose you're creating an author form where you can upload a
"headshot" image for the author. In your form, the headshot
property
would be a file
type. The Author
class might look as follows:
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// src/Entity/Author.php
namespace App\Entity;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File;
class Author
{
protected $headshot;
public function setHeadshot(File $file = null)
{
$this->headshot = $file;
}
public function getHeadshot()
{
return $this->headshot;
}
}
To guarantee that the headshot
File
object is a valid image and
that it is between a certain size, add the following:
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// src/Entity/Author.php
namespace App\Entity;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
class Author
{
#[Assert\Image(
minWidth: 200,
maxWidth: 400,
minHeight: 200,
maxHeight: 400,
)]
protected $headshot;
}
The headshot
property is validated to guarantee that it is a real image
and that it is between a certain width and height.
You may also want to guarantee the headshot
image to be square. In this
case you can disable portrait and landscape orientations as shown in the
following code:
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// src/Entity/Author.php
namespace App\Entity;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
class Author
{
#[Assert\Image(
allowLandscape: false,
allowPortrait: false,
)]
protected $headshot;
}
You can mix all the constraint options to create powerful validation rules.
Options
This constraint shares all of its options with the File constraint. It does, however, modify two of the default option values and add several other options.
allowLandscape
type: Boolean
default: true
If this option is false, the image cannot be landscape oriented.
allowLandscapeMessage
type: string
default: The image is landscape oriented ({{ width }}x{{ height }}px).
Landscape oriented images are not allowed
The error message if the image is landscape oriented and you set allowLandscape to false
.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current height |
{{ width }} |
The current width |
allowPortrait
type: Boolean
default: true
If this option is false, the image cannot be portrait oriented.
allowPortraitMessage
type: string
default: The image is portrait oriented ({{ width }}x{{ height }}px).
Portrait oriented images are not allowed
The error message if the image is portrait oriented and you set allowPortrait to false
.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current height |
{{ width }} |
The current width |
allowSquare
type: Boolean
default: true
If this option is false, the image cannot be a square. If you want to force
a square image, then leave this option as its default true
value
and set allowLandscape and allowPortrait both to false
.
allowSquareMessage
type: string
default: The image is square ({{ width }}x{{ height }}px).
Square images are not allowed
The error message if the image is square and you set allowSquare to false
.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current height |
{{ width }} |
The current width |
corruptedMessage
type: string
default: The image file is corrupted.
The error message when the detectCorrupted option is enabled and the image is corrupted.
This message has no parameters.
detectCorrupted
type: boolean
default: false
If this option is true, the image contents are validated to ensure that the image is not corrupted. This validation is done with PHP's imagecreatefromstring function, which requires the PHP GD extension to be enabled.
groups
type: array
| string
It defines the validation group or groups of this constraint. Read more about validation groups.
maxHeight
type: integer
If set, the height of the image file must be less than or equal to this value in pixels.
maxHeightMessage
type: string
default: The image height is too big ({{ height }}px).
Allowed maximum height is {{ max_height }}px.
The error message if the height of the image exceeds maxHeight.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current (invalid) height |
{{ max_height }} |
The maximum allowed height |
maxPixels
type: integer
If set, the amount of pixels of the image file must be less than or equal to this value.
maxPixelsMessage
type: string
default: The image has too many pixels ({{ pixels }} pixels).
Maximum amount expected is {{ max_pixels }} pixels.
The error message if the amount of pixels of the image exceeds maxPixels.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current image height |
{{ max_pixels }} |
The maximum allowed amount of pixels |
{{ pixels }} |
The current amount of pixels |
{{ width }} |
The current image width |
maxRatio
type: float
If set, the aspect ratio (width / height
) of the image file must be less
than or equal to this value.
maxRatioMessage
type: string
default: The image ratio is too big ({{ ratio }}).
Allowed maximum ratio is {{ max_ratio }}
The error message if the aspect ratio of the image exceeds maxRatio.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ max_ratio }} |
The maximum required ratio |
{{ ratio }} |
The current (invalid) ratio |
maxWidth
type: integer
If set, the width of the image file must be less than or equal to this value in pixels.
maxWidthMessage
type: string
default: The image width is too big ({{ width }}px).
Allowed maximum width is {{ max_width }}px.
The error message if the width of the image exceeds maxWidth.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ max_width }} |
The maximum allowed width |
{{ width }} |
The current (invalid) width |
mimeTypes
type: array
or string
default: image/*
You can find a list of existing image mime types on the IANA website.
mimeTypesMessage
type: string
default: This file is not a valid image.
If all the values of the mimeTypes option are a subset of image/*
, the
error message will be instead: The mime type of the file is invalid ({{ type }}). Allowed mime types are {{ types }}.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ file }} |
Absolute file path |
{{ name }} |
Base file name |
{{ type }} |
The MIME type of the given file |
{{ types }} |
The list of allowed MIME types |
minHeight
type: integer
If set, the height of the image file must be greater than or equal to this value in pixels.
minHeightMessage
type: string
default: The image height is too small ({{ height }}px).
Minimum height expected is {{ min_height }}px.
The error message if the height of the image is less than minHeight.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current (invalid) height |
{{ min_height }} |
The minimum required height |
minPixels
type: integer
If set, the amount of pixels of the image file must be greater than or equal to this value.
minPixelsMessage
type: string
default: The image has too few pixels ({{ pixels }} pixels).
Minimum amount expected is {{ min_pixels }} pixels.
The error message if the amount of pixels of the image is less than minPixels.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ height }} |
The current image height |
{{ min_pixels }} |
The minimum required amount of pixels |
{{ pixels }} |
The current amount of pixels |
{{ width }} |
The current image width |
minRatio
type: float
If set, the aspect ratio (width / height
) of the image file must be greater
than or equal to this value.
minRatioMessage
type: string
default: The image ratio is too small ({{ ratio }}).
Minimum ratio expected is {{ min_ratio }}
The error message if the aspect ratio of the image is less than minRatio.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ min_ratio }} |
The minimum required ratio |
{{ ratio }} |
The current (invalid) ratio |
minWidth
type: integer
If set, the width of the image file must be greater than or equal to this value in pixels.
minWidthMessage
type: string
default: The image width is too small ({{ width }}px).
Minimum width expected is {{ min_width }}px.
The error message if the width of the image is less than minWidth.
You can use the following parameters in this message:
Parameter | Description |
---|---|
{{ min_width }} |
The minimum required width |
{{ width }} |
The current (invalid) width |
sizeNotDetectedMessage
type: string
default: The size of the image could not be detected.
If the system is unable to determine the size of the image, this error will be displayed. This will only occur when at least one of the size constraint options has been set.
This message has no parameters.