abstract class (none) \ PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_Composite

All implemented interfaces:
Countable, PHPUnit_Framework_SelfDescribing
All known direct subclasses:
PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint_Attribute

Abstract base class for constraints. which are placed upon any value. (from PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint)


Method Summary

Name Description
__construct(PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint $innerConstraint)
count()Counts the number of constraint elements.
evaluate($other, $description = "", $returnResult = false)Evaluates the constraint for parameter $other

Inherited Method Summary

Name Description
additionalFailureDescription($other)Return additional failure description where needed (from PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint)
fail($other, $description, ComparisonFailure $comparisonFailure = null)Throws an exception for the given compared value and test description (from PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint)
failureDescription($other)Returns the description of the failure (from PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint)
matches($other)Evaluates the constraint for parameter $other. Returns true if the constraint is met, false otherwise. (from PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint)

public function __construct(PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint $innerConstraint)

Overrides:
__construct()
Parameters:
PHPUnit_Framework_Constraint - $innerConstraint

public function count()

Counts the number of constraint elements.

Overrides:
count()
Returns:
integer

public function evaluate($other, $description = "", $returnResult = false)

Evaluates the constraint for parameter $other

If $returnResult is set to false (the default), an exception is thrown in case of a failure. null is returned otherwise.

If $returnResult is true, the result of the evaluation is returned as a boolean value instead: true in case of success, false in case of a failure.

Overrides:
evaluate($other, $description = "", $returnResult = false)
Parameters:
mixed - $other Value or object to evaluate.
string - $description Additional information about the test
bool - $returnResult Whether to return a result or throw an exception
Defaults:
description = ""
returnResult = false
Returns:
mixed
Throws:
PHPUnit_Framework_ExpectationFailedException