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53 changes: 53 additions & 0 deletions reference/constraints/UniqueEntity.rst
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.. include:: /reference/constraints/_groups-option.rst.inc

``identifierFieldNames``
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

**type**: ``array`` **default**: ``null``

When updating an entity through a PHP class (e.g. DTOs), this option can be used to
define the class properties that are used as the Doctrine entity key (or composite key).

Consider this Doctrine entity ::

// src/Entity/User.php
namespace App\Entity;

use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;

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#[ORM\Entity]
class User
{
#[ORM\Id]
#[ORM\GeneratedValue]
#[ORM\Column]
private int $id;

#[ORM\Column]
private string $name;
}

// ... getter and setter methods

For exemple, in a :doc:`Messenger component </components/messenger>` message that
updates ``User`` entities, you can check its uniqueness by defining its identifier::

// src/Message/UpdateEmployeeProfile
namespace App\Message;

use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Validator\Constraints\UniqueEntity;

#[UniqueEntity(
fields: ['name'],
entityClass: User::class,
// 'uid' is the property name in the PHP class and 'id' is the name of
// the Doctrine entity property used as the primary key
identifierFieldNames: ['uid' => 'id'],
)]
class UpdateEmployeeProfile
{
public function __construct(
private string $uid,
private string $name,
) {
}
}

``ignoreNull``
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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