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This PR was squashed before being merged into the 2.7 branch (closessymfony#20418).
Discussion
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[Form][DX] FileType "multiple" fixes
| Q | A
| ------------- | ---
| Branch? | 2.7
| Bug fix? | yes
| New feature? | no
| BC breaks? | no
| Deprecations? | no
| Tests pass? | yes
| Fixed tickets | symfony#12547
| License | MIT
| Doc PR | -
# (1st) Derive "data_class" option from passed "multiple" option
Information
-------------
Following this tutorial ["How to Upload Files"][1] but storing many `brochures` instead of one, i.e.:
```php
// src/AppBundle/Entity/Product.php
class Product
{
/**
* @var string[]
*
* @Orm\Column(type="array")
*/
private $brochures;
//...
}
```
```php
//src/AppBundle/Form/ProductType.php
$builder->add('brochures', FileType::class, array(
'label' => 'Brochures (PDF files)',
'multiple' => true,
));
```
The Problem
--------------
I found a pain point here when the form is loaded again after save some brochures (Exception):
> The form's view data is expected to be an instance of class Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File, but is a(n) array. You can avoid this error by setting the "data_class" option to null or by adding a view transformer that transforms a(n) array to an instance of Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File.
The message is very clear, but counter-intuitive in this case, because the form field (`FileType`) was configured with `multiple = true`, so IMHO it shouldn't expect a `File` instance but an array of them at all events.
The PR's effect
---------------
**Before:**
```php
$form = $this->createFormBuilder($product)
->add('brochures', FileType::class, [
'multiple' => true,
'data_class' => null, // <---- mandatory
])
->getForm();
```
**After:**
```php
$form = $this->createFormBuilder($product)
->add('brochures', FileType::class, [
'multiple' => true,
])
->getForm();
```
# (2nd) Return empty `array()` at submit no file
Information
-------------
Based on the same information before, but adding some constraints:
```php
// src/AppBundle/Entity/Product.php
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
class Product
{
/**
* @var string[]
*
* @Orm\Column(type="array")
*
* @Assert\Count(min="1") // or @Assert\NotBlank()
* @Assert\All({
* @Assert\File(mimeTypes = {"application/pdf", "application/x-pdf"})
* })
*
*/
private $brochures;
}
```
This should require at least one file to be stored.
The Problem
--------------
But, when no file is uploaded at submit the form, it's valid completely. The submitted data for this field was `array(null)` so the constraints pass without any problem:
* `@Assert\Count(min="1")` pass! because contains at least one element (No matter what)
* `@Assert\NotBlank()` it could pass! because no `false` and no `empty()`
* `@Assert\File()` pass! because the element is `null`
Apart from that really we expecting an empty array instead.
The PR's effect
----------------
**Before:**
```php
// src/AppBundle/Entity/Product.php
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
class Product
{
/**
* @var string[]
*
* @Orm\Column(type="array")
*
* @Assert\All({
* @Assert\NotBlank,
* @Assert\File(mimeTypes = {"application/pdf", "application/x-pdf"})
* })
*
*/
private $brochures;
}
```
**After:**
```php
// src/AppBundle/Entity/Product.php
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
class Product
{
/**
* @var string[]
*
* @Orm\Column(type="array")
*
* @Assert\Count(min="1") // or @Assert\NotBlank
* @Assert\All({
* @Assert\File(mimeTypes = {"application/pdf", "application/x-pdf"})
* })
*
*/
private $brochures;
}
```
[1]: http://symfony.com/doc/current/controller/upload_file.html
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