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Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition

class Definition

Definition represents a service definition.

Methods

__construct(string|null $class = null, array $arguments = array())

Constructor.

Definition setFactory(string|array $factory)

Sets a factory.

string|array getFactory()

Gets the factory.

Definition setDecoratedService(null|string $id, null|string $renamedId = null, int $priority)

Sets the service that this service is decorating.

null|array getDecoratedService()

Gets the service that decorates this service.

Definition setClass(string $class)

Sets the service class.

string|null getClass()

Gets the service class.

Definition setArguments(array $arguments)

Sets the arguments to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

setProperties(array $properties)
getProperties()
setProperty($name, $value)
Definition addArgument(mixed $argument)

Adds an argument to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Definition replaceArgument(int $index, mixed $argument)

Sets a specific argument.

array getArguments()

Gets the arguments to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

mixed getArgument(int $index)

Gets an argument to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Definition setMethodCalls(array $calls = array())

Sets the methods to call after service initialization.

Definition addMethodCall(string $method, array $arguments = array())

Adds a method to call after service initialization.

Definition removeMethodCall(string $method)

Removes a method to call after service initialization.

bool hasMethodCall(string $method)

Check if the current definition has a given method to call after service initialization.

array getMethodCalls()

Gets the methods to call after service initialization.

Definition setTags(array $tags)

Sets tags for this definition.

array getTags()

Returns all tags.

array getTag(string $name)

Gets a tag by name.

Definition addTag(string $name, array $attributes = array())

Adds a tag for this definition.

bool hasTag(string $name)

Whether this definition has a tag with the given name.

Definition clearTag(string $name)

Clears all tags for a given name.

Definition clearTags()

Clears the tags for this definition.

Definition setFile(string $file)

Sets a file to require before creating the service.

string|null getFile()

Gets the file to require before creating the service.

Definition setShared(bool $shared)

Sets if the service must be shared or not.

bool isShared()

Whether this service is shared.

Definition setPublic(bool $boolean)

Sets the visibility of this service.

bool isPublic()

Whether this service is public facing.

Definition setLazy(bool $lazy)

Sets the lazy flag of this service.

bool isLazy()

Whether this service is lazy.

Definition setSynthetic(bool $boolean)

Sets whether this definition is synthetic, that is not constructed by the container, but dynamically injected.

bool isSynthetic()

Whether this definition is synthetic, that is not constructed by the container, but dynamically injected.

Definition setAbstract(bool $boolean)

Whether this definition is abstract, that means it merely serves as a template for other definitions.

bool isAbstract()

Whether this definition is abstract, that means it merely serves as a template for other definitions.

Definition setDeprecated(bool $status = true, string $template = null)

Whether this definition is deprecated, that means it should not be called anymore.

bool isDeprecated()

Whether this definition is deprecated, that means it should not be called anymore.

string getDeprecationMessage(string $id)

Message to use if this definition is deprecated.

Definition setConfigurator(callable $callable)

Sets a configurator to call after the service is fully initialized.

callable|null getConfigurator()

Gets the configurator to call after the service is fully initialized.

Definition setAutowiringTypes(array $types)

Sets types that will default to this definition.

bool isAutowired()

Is the definition autowired?

Definition setAutowired($autowired $autowired)

Sets autowired.

string[] getAutowiringTypes()

Gets autowiring types that will default to this definition.

Definition addAutowiringType(string $type)

Adds a type that will default to this definition.

Definition removeAutowiringType(string $type)

Removes a type.

bool hasAutowiringType(string $type)

Will this definition default for the given type?

Details

public __construct(string|null $class = null, array $arguments = array())

Constructor.

Parameters

string|null $class The service class
array $arguments An array of arguments to pass to the service constructor

public Definition setFactory(string|array $factory)

Sets a factory.

Parameters

string|array $factory A PHP function or an array containing a class/Reference and a method to call

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public string|array getFactory()

Gets the factory.

Return Value

string|array The PHP function or an array containing a class/Reference and a method to call

public Definition setDecoratedService(null|string $id, null|string $renamedId = null, int $priority)

Sets the service that this service is decorating.

Parameters

null|string $id The decorated service id, use null to remove decoration
null|string $renamedId The new decorated service id
int $priority The priority of decoration

Return Value

Definition The current instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException In case the decorated service id and the new decorated service id are equals.

public null|array getDecoratedService()

Gets the service that decorates this service.

Return Value

null|array An array composed of the decorated service id, the new id for it and the priority of decoration, null if no service is decorated

public Definition setClass(string $class)

Sets the service class.

Parameters

string $class The service class

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public string|null getClass()

Gets the service class.

Return Value

string|null The service class

public Definition setArguments(array $arguments)

Sets the arguments to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Parameters

array $arguments An array of arguments

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public setProperties(array $properties)

Parameters

array $properties

public getProperties()

public setProperty($name, $value)

Parameters

$name
$value

public Definition addArgument(mixed $argument)

Adds an argument to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Parameters

mixed $argument An argument

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public Definition replaceArgument(int $index, mixed $argument)

Sets a specific argument.

Parameters

int $index
mixed $argument

Return Value

Definition The current instance

Exceptions

OutOfBoundsException When the replaced argument does not exist

public array getArguments()

Gets the arguments to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Return Value

array The array of arguments

public mixed getArgument(int $index)

Gets an argument to pass to the service constructor/factory method.

Parameters

int $index

Return Value

mixed The argument value

Exceptions

OutOfBoundsException When the argument does not exist

public Definition setMethodCalls(array $calls = array())

Sets the methods to call after service initialization.

Parameters

array $calls An array of method calls

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public Definition addMethodCall(string $method, array $arguments = array())

Adds a method to call after service initialization.

Parameters

string $method The method name to call
array $arguments An array of arguments to pass to the method call

Return Value

Definition The current instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException on empty $method param

public Definition removeMethodCall(string $method)

Removes a method to call after service initialization.

Parameters

string $method The method name to remove

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool hasMethodCall(string $method)

Check if the current definition has a given method to call after service initialization.

Parameters

string $method The method name to search for

Return Value

bool

public array getMethodCalls()

Gets the methods to call after service initialization.

Return Value

array An array of method calls

public Definition setTags(array $tags)

Sets tags for this definition.

Parameters

array $tags

Return Value

Definition the current instance

public array getTags()

Returns all tags.

Return Value

array An array of tags

public array getTag(string $name)

Gets a tag by name.

Parameters

string $name The tag name

Return Value

array An array of attributes

public Definition addTag(string $name, array $attributes = array())

Adds a tag for this definition.

Parameters

string $name The tag name
array $attributes An array of attributes

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool hasTag(string $name)

Whether this definition has a tag with the given name.

Parameters

string $name

Return Value

bool

public Definition clearTag(string $name)

Clears all tags for a given name.

Parameters

string $name The tag name

Return Value

Definition

public Definition clearTags()

Clears the tags for this definition.

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public Definition setFile(string $file)

Sets a file to require before creating the service.

Parameters

string $file A full pathname to include

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public string|null getFile()

Gets the file to require before creating the service.

Return Value

string|null The full pathname to include

public Definition setShared(bool $shared)

Sets if the service must be shared or not.

Parameters

bool $shared Whether the service must be shared or not

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool isShared()

Whether this service is shared.

Return Value

bool

public Definition setPublic(bool $boolean)

Sets the visibility of this service.

Parameters

bool $boolean

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool isPublic()

Whether this service is public facing.

Return Value

bool

public Definition setLazy(bool $lazy)

Sets the lazy flag of this service.

Parameters

bool $lazy

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool isLazy()

Whether this service is lazy.

Return Value

bool

public Definition setSynthetic(bool $boolean)

Sets whether this definition is synthetic, that is not constructed by the container, but dynamically injected.

Parameters

bool $boolean

Return Value

Definition the current instance

public bool isSynthetic()

Whether this definition is synthetic, that is not constructed by the container, but dynamically injected.

Return Value

bool

public Definition setAbstract(bool $boolean)

Whether this definition is abstract, that means it merely serves as a template for other definitions.

Parameters

bool $boolean

Return Value

Definition the current instance

public bool isAbstract()

Whether this definition is abstract, that means it merely serves as a template for other definitions.

Return Value

bool

public Definition setDeprecated(bool $status = true, string $template = null)

Whether this definition is deprecated, that means it should not be called anymore.

Parameters

bool $status
string $template Template message to use if the definition is deprecated

Return Value

Definition the current instance

Exceptions

InvalidArgumentException When the message template is invalid.

public bool isDeprecated()

Whether this definition is deprecated, that means it should not be called anymore.

Return Value

bool

public string getDeprecationMessage(string $id)

Message to use if this definition is deprecated.

Parameters

string $id Service id relying on this definition

Return Value

string

public Definition setConfigurator(callable $callable)

Sets a configurator to call after the service is fully initialized.

Parameters

callable $callable A PHP callable

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public callable|null getConfigurator()

Gets the configurator to call after the service is fully initialized.

Return Value

callable|null The PHP callable to call

public Definition setAutowiringTypes(array $types)

Sets types that will default to this definition.

Parameters

array $types

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool isAutowired()

Is the definition autowired?

Return Value

bool

public Definition setAutowired($autowired $autowired)

Sets autowired.

Parameters

$autowired $autowired

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public string[] getAutowiringTypes()

Gets autowiring types that will default to this definition.

Return Value

string[]

public Definition addAutowiringType(string $type)

Adds a type that will default to this definition.

Parameters

string $type

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public Definition removeAutowiringType(string $type)

Removes a type.

Parameters

string $type

Return Value

Definition The current instance

public bool hasAutowiringType(string $type)

Will this definition default for the given type?

Parameters

string $type

Return Value

bool

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