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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;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Validator\Exception\ValidatorException;
+
+/**
+ * Stores all metadata needed for validating a class property.
+ *
+ * The value of the property is obtained by directly accessing the property.
+ * The property will be accessed by reflection, so the access of private and
+ * protected properties is supported.
+ *
+ * This class supports serialization and cloning.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @see PropertyMetadataInterface
+ */
+class PropertyMetadata extends MemberMetadata
+{
+ /**
+ * Constructor.
+ *
+ * @param string $class The class this property is defined on
+ * @param string $name The name of this property
+ *
+ * @throws ValidatorException
+ */
+ public function __construct($class, $name)
+ {
+ if (!property_exists($class, $name)) {
+ throw new ValidatorException(sprintf('Property "%s" does not exist in class "%s"', $name, $class));
+ }
+
+ parent::__construct($class, $name, $name);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ public function getPropertyValue($object)
+ {
+ return $this->getReflectionMember($object)->getValue($object);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * {@inheritdoc}
+ */
+ protected function newReflectionMember($objectOrClassName)
+ {
+ $originalClass = is_string($objectOrClassName) ? $objectOrClassName : get_class($objectOrClassName);
+
+ while (!property_exists($objectOrClassName, $this->getName())) {
+ $objectOrClassName = get_parent_class($objectOrClassName);
+
+ if (false === $objectOrClassName) {
+ throw new ValidatorException(sprintf('Property "%s" does not exist in class "%s".', $this->getName(), $originalClass));
+ }
+ }
+
+ $member = new \ReflectionProperty($objectOrClassName, $this->getName());
+ $member->setAccessible(true);
+
+ return $member;
+ }
+}