Question

Lets say i have 2 Entities, User and Address. Each User has to have an Address so there is an one-to-one relation between the tables.

Now i want to generate a user and it should automatically create an address row without data and just mark their relation.

Is this possible in the Entity or in the EntityRepository Class? Or is there a command that does this automatically?

Thanks

Answer 1

First, you don’t need it. Use Null Object pattern.

Second, if you really need it:

class User { 
    public function __construct() { 
        $this->setAddress(new Address);
    }
}

And set cascade persist:

 * @OneToOne(targetEntity="Address", cascade={"persist"})