Symfony2 API
Interface

Symfony\Component\Security\Acl\Model\ObjectIdentityInterface

interface ObjectIdentityInterface

Represents the identity of an individual domain object instance.

Methods

Boolean equals(ObjectIdentityInterface $identity)

We specifically require this method so we can check for object equality explicitly, and do not have to rely on referencial equality instead.
string getIdentifier()

Obtains a unique identifier for this object.
string getType()

Returns a type for the domain object.

Details

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public Boolean equals(ObjectIdentityInterface $identity)

We specifically require this method so we can check for object equality explicitly, and do not have to rely on referencial equality instead.

Though in most cases, both checks should result in the same outcome.

Referential Equality: $object1 === $object2
Example for Object Equality: $object1->getId() === $object2->getId()

Parameters

ObjectIdentityInterface $identity

Return Value

Boolean

at line 41
public string getIdentifier()

Obtains a unique identifier for this object.

The identifier must not be
re-used for other objects with the same type.

Return Value

string cannot return null

at line 48
public string getType()

Returns a type for the domain object.

Typically, this is the PHP class name.

Return Value

string cannot return null