Class LinkConstraint
Checks whether links to a given association exist / do not exist.
Constants
Property Summary
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$_association protected
Cake\ORM\Association|stringThe association that should be checked.
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$_requiredLinkState protected
stringThe link status that is required to be present in order for the check to succeed.
Method Summary
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__construct() public
Constructor.
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__invoke() public
Callable handler.
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_aliasFields() protected
Alias fields.
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_buildConditions() protected
Build conditions.
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_countLinks() protected
Count links.
Method Detail
__construct() ¶ public
__construct(Cake\ORM\Association|string $association, string $requiredLinkStatus)Constructor.
Parameters
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Cake\ORM\Association|string$association The alias of the association that should be checked.
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string$requiredLinkStatus The link status that is required to be present in order for the check to succeed.
__invoke() ¶ public
__invoke(Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity, array $options): boolCallable handler.
Performs the actual link check.
Parameters
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface$entity The entity involved in the operation.
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array$options Options passed from the rules checker.
Returns
bool_aliasFields() ¶ protected
_aliasFields(array $fields, Cake\ORM\Table $source): arrayAlias fields.
Parameters
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array$fields The fields that should be aliased.
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Cake\ORM\Table$source The object to use for aliasing.
Returns
array_buildConditions() ¶ protected
_buildConditions(array $fields, array $values): arrayBuild conditions.
Parameters
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array$fields The condition fields.
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array$values The condition values.
Returns
array_countLinks() ¶ protected
_countLinks(Cake\ORM\Association $association, Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $entity): intCount links.
Parameters
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Cake\ORM\Association$association The association for which to count links.
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Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface$entity The entity involved in the operation.
Returns
int