DDC-2667: Collections for OneToMany&ManyToMany relations generated by entity's repository #3346

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admin · 2026-01-22T14:18:24+01:00

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Originally created by @doctrinebot on GitHub (Sep 10, 2013).

Originally assigned to: @beberlei on GitHub.

Jira issue originally created by user morgen:

The ArrayCollection object for OneToMany or ManyToMany relations is
generated by Doctrine. There is no ability within entity to get acces to it's repository.

This would be very useful nice to specify additionally the method in entity's repository, which could generate collection for the given entity.

An example annotation
/*** @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="Person", repositoryMethod="findAllowedPersons") **/
private $persons;

Advantages

optimized query for collection (or even php script)
generation of collections can depends on external parameters or internal fields

Problems

for such collections adding/removing of elements is not allowed or has be limited

Originally created by @doctrinebot on GitHub (Sep 10, 2013). Originally assigned to: @beberlei on GitHub. Jira issue originally created by user morgen: The ArrayCollection object for OneToMany or ManyToMany relations is generated by Doctrine. There is no ability within entity to get acces to it's repository. This would be very useful nice to specify additionally the method in entity's repository, which could generate collection for the given entity. An example annotation /**\* @ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="Person", repositoryMethod="findAllowedPersons") **/ private $persons; Advantages - optimized query for collection (or even php script) - generation of collections can depends on external parameters or internal fields Problems - for such collections adding/removing of elements is not allowed or has be limited

admin added the Improvement label 2026-01-22 14:18:24 +01:00

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2026-01-22 14:18:24 +01:00

@beberlei commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2020):

The solution here is to call $personRepository->findAllowedPersonsBy($other) yourself in your code.

@beberlei commented on GitHub (Feb 18, 2020): The solution here is to call `$personRepository->findAllowedPersonsBy($other)` yourself in your code.

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Reference: doctrine/archived-orm#3346