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Update custom_constraint.rst
Clear confusion about defining a validator as a service and using it with a custom constraint
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Axel Vankrunkelsven committed Jun 2, 2016
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Expand Up @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Constraint Validators with Dependencies
If your constraint validator has dependencies, such as a database connection,
it will need to be configured as a service in the Dependency Injection
Container. This service must include the ``validator.constraint_validator``
tag and may include an ``alias`` attribute:
tag and should include an ``alias`` attribute to be used in the validatedBy method of your validator class:

.. configuration-block::

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return 'Fully\Qualified\ConstraintValidator\Class\Name'; // or 'alias_name' if provided
}

Make sure to use the 'alias_name' when you have configured your validator as a service. Otherwise your validator class
will be simply instantiated without your dependencies.

Class Constraint Validator
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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