| protected _checkPersistenceStatus ( Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface $sourceEntity, array $targetEntities ) : boolean | ||
| $sourceEntity | Cake\Datasource\EntityInterface | the row belonging to the `source` side of this association |
| $targetEntities | array | list of entities belonging to the `target` side of this association |
| return | boolean | |
protected function _checkPersistenceStatus($sourceEntity, array $targetEntities)
{
if ($sourceEntity->isNew()) {
$error = 'Source entity needs to be persisted before proceeding';
throw new InvalidArgumentException($error);
}
foreach ($targetEntities as $entity) {
if ($entity->isNew()) {
$error = 'Cannot link not persisted entities';
throw new InvalidArgumentException($error);
}
}
return true;
}