Symfony 3.4: Issues on saving an Object ArrayCollection OneToMany - symfony

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I need your help on my problem for saving my data in table.
I use fosUserBundle and have different user types (Admin, Pro, Client) that are classes extending a base User entity.
I also have a Language entity linked to the User with a one-to-many association.
To subscribe, a userClient needs to check by checkbox the language(s) that he speaks.
The form page is ok, it displays the UserClient form (+ the parent User form) with the list of languages as checkboxes.
The problem is the data saved in table.
I have the same values in the language column:
O:43:"Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection":1:{s:53:"Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollectionelements";a:2:{i:0;O:32:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages":10:{s:36:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesid";i:2;s:38:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesname";s:7:"English";s:44:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesshort_slug";s:2:"en";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languageslong_slug";s:5:"en_EN";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesisDefault";b:0;s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesupdatedAt";O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:26:"2018-04-20 22:46:48.000000";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:12:"Europe/Paris";}s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesimageFile";N;s:39:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesimage";s:39:"Flag_of_United_Kingdom_-_Circle-512.png";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesimageSize";i:37621;s:44:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesuserClient";N;}i:1;O:32:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages":10:{s:36:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesid";i:1;s:38:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesname";s:9:"Français";s:44:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesshort_slug";s:2:"fr";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languageslong_slug";s:5:"fr_FR";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesisDefault";b:1;s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesupdatedAt";O:8:"DateTime":3:{s:4:"date";s:26:"2018-04-20 22:45:50.000000";s:13:"timezone_type";i:3;s:8:"timezone";s:12:"Europe/Paris";}s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesimageFile";N;s:39:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languagesimage";s:31:"Flag_of_France_-_Circle-512.png";s:43:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesimageSize";i:23352;s:44:"LanguagesBundle\Entity\LanguagesuserClient";N;}}}
Here's my code:
User.php
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile;
use UserBundle\Entity\UserAdmin;
use UserBundle\Entity\UserProfessional;
use UserBundle\Entity\UserClient;
use UserBundle\Entity\Adress;
/**
* #ORM\Entity
* #ORM\InheritanceType("JOINED")
* #ORM\DiscriminatorColumn(name="discr", type="string")
* #ORM\DiscriminatorMap({"client" = "UserClient", "professional"="UserProfessional", "admin"="UserAdmin"})
*/
abstract class User extends BaseUser {
/**
* #ORM\Id
* #ORM\Column(type="integer")
* #ORM\GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
*/
protected $id;
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="string", length=255)
*/
protected $firstname;
//[...] getters and setters
Entity: UserClient.php
<?php
// src/UserBundle/Entity/UserGuest.php
namespace UserBundle\Entity;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
/**
* #ORM\Entity
*/
class UserClient extends User {
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="array")
* #ORM\OneToMany(targetEntity="LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages", mappedBy="userClient")
*/
private $languages;
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
$this->languages = new ArrayCollection();
}
/**
* Set languages
*
* #param array $languages
*
* #return UserClient
*/
public function setLanguages($languages)
{
$this->languages = $languages;
}
/**
* Get languages
*
* #return array
*/
public function getLanguages()
{
return $this->languages;
}
/**
* Add language
*
* #param \LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages $language
*
* #return UserClient
*/
public function addLanguage(LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages $language)
{
$this->languages[] = $language;
return $this;
}
/**
* Remove language
*
* #param \LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages $language
*/
public function removeLanguage(\LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages $language)
{
$this->languages->removeElement($language);
}
}
Entity Languages.php
<?php
namespace LanguagesBundle\Entity;
use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping as ORM;
use Symfony\Component\Validator\Constraints as Assert;
use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\File;
use Vich\UploaderBundle\Mapping\Annotation as Vich;
/**
* #ORM\Entity
*
* #Vich\Uploadable
*/
class Languages
{
/**
* #ORM\Id
* #ORM\GeneratedValue
* #ORM\Column(type="integer")
*/
private $id;
/**
* #var string
*
* #ORM\Column(type="string")
* #Assert\NotBlank()
*/
private $name;
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="string", length=2, unique=true)
*/
private $short_slug;
/**
* #var string
*
* #ORM\Column(type="string", length=5, unique=true)
* #Assert\NotBlank()
*/
private $long_slug;
/**
* #var string
*
* #ORM\Column(type="boolean", nullable=true)
*/
private $isDefault;
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="datetime")
* #var \DateTime
*/
private $updatedAt;
/**
* NOTE: This is not a mapped field of entity metadata, just a simple property.
*
* #Assert\File(
* maxSize="1M",
* mimeTypes={"image/png", "image/jpeg", "image/pjpeg"}
* )
* #Vich\UploadableField(mapping="language_images", fileNameProperty="image", size="imageSize")
* #var File
*/
private $imageFile;
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="string", length=255, nullable = true)
* #var string
*/
private $image;
/**
* #ORM\Column(type="integer")
*
* #var integer
*/
private $imageSize;
/**
* #ORM\ManyToOne(targetEntity="UserBundle\Entity\UserClient", inversedBy="languages")
* #ORM\JoinColumn(name="user_id", referencedColumnName="id")
*/
private $userClient;
/**
* If manually uploading a file (i.e. not using Symfony Form) ensure an instance
* of 'UploadedFile' is injected into this setter to trigger the update. If this
* bundle's configuration parameter 'inject_on_load' is set to 'true' this setter
* must be able to accept an instance of 'File' as the bundle will inject one here
* during Doctrine hydration.
*
* #param File|\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\UploadedFile $image
*/
public function setImageFile(?File $image = null): void
{
$this->imageFile = $image;
if (null !== $image) {
// It is required that at least one field changes if you are using doctrine
// otherwise the event listeners won't be called and the file is lost
$this->updatedAt = new \DateTimeImmutable();
}
}
public function getImageFile()
{
return $this->imageFile;
}
/**
* Constructor
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->updatedAt = new \DateTime();
}
/**
* Get id
*
* #return integer
*/
public function getId()
{
return $this->id;
}
/**
* Set name
*
* #param string $name
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setName($name)
{
$this->name = $name;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get name
*
* #return string
*/
public function getName()
{
return $this->name;
}
/**
* Set shortSlug
*
* #param string $shortSlug
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setShortSlug($shortSlug)
{
$this->short_slug = $shortSlug;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get shortSlug
*
* #return string
*/
public function getShortSlug()
{
return $this->short_slug;
}
/**
* Set longSlug
*
* #param string $longSlug
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setLongSlug($longSlug)
{
$this->long_slug = $longSlug;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get longSlug
*
* #return string
*/
public function getLongSlug()
{
return $this->long_slug;
}
/**
* Set isDefault
*
* #param boolean $isDefault
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setIsDefault($isDefault)
{
$this->isDefault = $isDefault;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get isDefault
*
* #return boolean
*/
public function getIsDefault()
{
return $this->isDefault;
}
/**
* Set updatedAt
*
* #param \DateTime $updatedAt
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setUpdatedAt($updatedAt)
{
$this->updatedAt = $updatedAt;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get updatedAt
*
* #return \DateTime
*/
public function getUpdatedAt()
{
return $this->updatedAt;
}
/**
* Set image
*
* #param string $image
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setImage($image)
{
$this->image = $image;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get image
*
* #return string
*/
public function getImage()
{
return $this->image;
}
/**
* Set imageSize
*
* #param integer $imageSize
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setImageSize($imageSize)
{
$this->imageSize = $imageSize;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get imageSize
*
* #return integer
*/
public function getImageSize()
{
return $this->imageSize;
}
/**
* Set userClient
*
* #param \UserBundle\Entity\UserClient $userClient
*
* #return Languages
*/
public function setUserClient(\UserBundle\Entity\UserClient $userClient = null)
{
$this->userClient = $userClient;
return $this;
}
/**
* Get userClient
*
* #return \UserBundle\Entity\UserClient
*/
public function getUserClient()
{
return $this->userClient;
}
/**
* {#inheritdoc}
*/
public function __toString()
{
return $this->getName() ?: '-';
}
}
My FormType: RegistrationTypeClient.php
<?php
// src/UserBundle/Form/UserContactFormType.php
namespace UserBundle\Form;
use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type\ChoiceType;
use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
use LanguagesBundle\Services\LanguagesService;
use LanguagesBundle\Entity\Languages ;
use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\Type\EntityType;
use Doctrine\ORM\EntityRepository;
class RegistrationClientType extends AbstractType {
protected $service;
public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options) {
parent::buildForm($builder, $options);
$builder
->add('languages', EntityType::class, [
'class' => 'LanguagesBundle:Languages',
'choice_label' => 'name',
'query_builder' => function (EntityRepository $er) {
return $er->createQueryBuilder('u')
->orderBy('u.name', 'ASC');
},
'label' => 'Langues',
'expanded' => true,
'multiple' => true,
])
;
}
public function getParent() {
// on inclut le formulaire de base d'inscription utilisateur
return 'UserBundle\Form\RegistrationType';
}
public function getBlockPrefix() {
return 'app_user_registration_client';
}
// For Symfony 2.x
public function getName() {
return $this->getBlockPrefix();
}
public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver) {
$resolver
->setDefaults(array(
'data_class' => \UserBundle\Entity\UserClient::class,
))
//->setRequired('service_languages');
;
}
}
And my Controller:
public function registerClientAction(Request $request) {
/** #var $formFactory FactoryInterface */
//$formFactory = $this->get('fos_user.registration_pro.form.factory');
/** #var $userManager UserManagerInterface */
$userManager = $this->get('fos_user.user_manager');
/** #var $dispatcher EventDispatcherInterface */
$dispatcher = $this->get('event_dispatcher');
$user = new UserClient();
$event = new GetResponseUserEvent($user, $request);
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_INITIALIZE, $event);
if (null !== $event->getResponse()) {
return $event->getResponse();
}
$form = $this->createForm(RegistrationClientType::class, $user);
$form->setData($user);
$form->handleRequest($request);
if ($form->isSubmitted()) {
if ($form->isValid()) {
$event = new FormEvent($form, $request);
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_SUCCESS, $event);
$userManager->updateUser($user);
if (null === $response = $event->getResponse()) {
$url = $this->generateUrl('fos_user_registration_confirmed');
$response = new RedirectResponse($url);
}
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_COMPLETED, new FilterUserResponseEvent($user, $request, $response));
return $response;
}
$event = new FormEvent($form, $request);
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_FAILURE, $event);
if (null !== $response = $event->getResponse()) {
return $response;
}
}
return $this->render('UserBundle\Registration\register_client.html.twig', array(
'form' => $form->createView(),
));
}
Here's a picture showing the data saved in the table
I need the languages to be stored in the database as an array for userClient.
Could you help me please.

Answer 1

Thank's for re-edit my question Philip-B-
Thank's for your reading also.
I have resolve my problem by adding a foreach to transform my object to array:
The code is in my controller:
if ($form->isValid()) {
$event = new FormEvent($form, $request);
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_SUCCESS, $event);
foreach ($user->getLanguages() as $value) {
$langue[] = $value->getShortSlug();
}
$user->setLanguages($langue);
$userManager->updateUser($user);
if (null === $response = $event->getResponse()) {
$url = $this->generateUrl('fos_user_registration_confirmed');
$response = new RedirectResponse($url);
}
$dispatcher->dispatch(FOSUserEvents::REGISTRATION_COMPLETED, new FilterUserResponseEvent($user, $request, $response));
return $response;
}