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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\Validator\Mapping;
+
+/**
+ * Contains the metadata of a structural element.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated since version 2.5, to be removed in 3.0.
+ * Extend {@link GenericMetadata} instead.
+ */
+abstract class ElementMetadata extends GenericMetadata
+{
+ public function __construct()
+ {
+ if (!$this instanceof MemberMetadata && !$this instanceof ClassMetadata) {
+ @trigger_error('The '.__CLASS__.' class is deprecated since version 2.5 and will be removed in 3.0. Use the Symfony\Component\Validator\Mapping\GenericMetadata class instead.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
+ }
+ }
+}