getReference caches proxy #5065

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admin · 2026-01-22T14:57:34+01:00

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2026-01-22 14:57:34 +01:00

Originally created by @fabioginzel on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016).

Originally assigned to: @Ocramius on GitHub.

Example:

  $usuario = $this->em->getReference('Application\Entity\Usuario', $facebookId);

 $usuario = $this->usuarioRepository->find($notExistsId);
  if ($usuario)
     echo "found";

Always return "found" even if the entity does not exist, because it returns the cached proxy

Originally created by @fabioginzel on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016). Originally assigned to: @Ocramius on GitHub. Example: ``` php $usuario = $this->em->getReference('Application\Entity\Usuario', $facebookId); $usuario = $this->usuarioRepository->find($notExistsId); if ($usuario) echo "found"; ``` Always return "found" even if the entity does not exist, because it returns the cached proxy

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@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016):

That's expected behavior: what kind of behavior were you expecting, and why?

@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016): That's expected behavior: what kind of behavior were you expecting, and why?

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2026-01-22 14:57:35 +01:00

@fabioginzel commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016):

I have expected that since $notExistsId doesnt exist it would return null

@fabioginzel commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016): I have expected that since $notExistsId doesnt exist it would return null

admin commented

2026-01-22 14:57:36 +01:00

@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016):

That means that you could potentially have two instances of the same Application\Entity\Usuario inside your UnitOfWork, which breaks one of the base invariants of the ORM

@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016): That means that you could potentially have two instances of the same `Application\Entity\Usuario` inside your `UnitOfWork`, which breaks one of the base invariants of the ORM

admin commented

2026-01-22 14:57:36 +01:00

@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016):

Note that getReference should only ever be used if you are 100% sure that the record will exist, but you do not want to load it immediately

@Ocramius commented on GitHub (Mar 25, 2016): Note that `getReference` should only ever be used if you are 100% sure that the record will exist, but you do not want to load it immediately

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Reference: doctrine/archived-orm#5065