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+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection;
+
+/**
+ * Reference represents a service reference.
+ *
+ * @author Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ */
+class Reference
+{
+ private $id;
+ private $invalidBehavior;
+ private $strict;
+
+ /**
+ * Note: The $strict parameter is deprecated since version 2.8 and will be removed in 3.0.
+ *
+ * @param string $id The service identifier
+ * @param int $invalidBehavior The behavior when the service does not exist
+ * @param bool $strict Sets how this reference is validated
+ *
+ * @see Container
+ */
+ public function __construct($id, $invalidBehavior = ContainerInterface::EXCEPTION_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE, $strict = true)
+ {
+ $this->id = strtolower($id);
+ $this->invalidBehavior = $invalidBehavior;
+ $this->strict = $strict;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * @return string The service identifier
+ */
+ public function __toString()
+ {
+ return $this->id;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns the behavior to be used when the service does not exist.
+ *
+ * @return int
+ */
+ public function getInvalidBehavior()
+ {
+ return $this->invalidBehavior;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Returns true when this Reference is strict.
+ *
+ * @return bool
+ *
+ * @deprecated since version 2.8, to be removed in 3.0.
+ */
+ public function isStrict($triggerDeprecationError = true)
+ {
+ if ($triggerDeprecationError) {
+ @trigger_error('The '.__METHOD__.' method is deprecated since version 2.8 and will be removed in 3.0.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+ }
+
+ return $this->strict;
+ }
+}