4 * This file is part of the Symfony package.
6 * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
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9 * file that was distributed with this source code.
12 namespace Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\Loader;
14 use Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
17 * Loads validation metadata into {@link ClassMetadata} instances.
19 * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
21 interface LoaderInterface
24 * Loads validation metadata into a {@link ClassMetadata} instance.
26 * @param ClassMetadata $metadata The metadata to load
28 * @return bool Whether the loader succeeded
30 public function loadClassMetadata(ClassMetadata $metadata);