From 03efce1b568379eac21d880e427090e43035f505 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 23:28:34 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [Form] Refactored choice lists to support dynamic label,
 value, index and attribute generation

---
 .../Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceList.php      |   7 +-
 .../Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceLoader.php    | 267 +++++
 .../Form/ChoiceList/ORMQueryBuilderLoader.php |   5 +-
 .../Doctrine/Form/DoctrineOrmExtension.php    |  21 +-
 .../Doctrine/Form/Type/DoctrineType.php       | 193 ++--
 .../Tests/Form/Type/EntityTypeTest.php        |  77 +-
 .../Bridge/Twig/Extension/FormExtension.php   |   2 +-
 .../views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig      |  16 +-
 .../views/Form/choice_widget_options.html.php |   8 +-
 .../Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php       | 136 +++
 .../Form/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceList.php    | 173 ++++
 .../Form/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php   |  76 ++
 .../Factory/CachingFactoryDecorator.php       | 189 ++++
 .../Factory/ChoiceListFactoryInterface.php    | 124 +++
 .../Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactory.php      | 414 ++++++++
 .../Factory/PropertyAccessDecorator.php       | 226 ++++
 .../Form/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php        | 115 +++
 .../Loader/ChoiceLoaderInterface.php          |  76 ++
 .../Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceGroupView.php  |  55 +
 .../Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceListView.php   |  51 +
 .../Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceView.php       |  64 ++
 .../Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceList.php  |   5 +-
 .../Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php   |  51 +-
 .../Core/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php        |   4 +
 .../Core/ChoiceList/ObjectChoiceList.php      |   4 +
 .../Core/ChoiceList/SimpleChoiceList.php      |   4 +
 .../Form/Extension/Core/CoreExtension.php     |  25 +-
 .../Core/DataMapper/CheckboxListMapper.php    |  93 ++
 .../Core/DataMapper/PropertyPathMapper.php    |   4 +-
 .../Core/DataMapper/RadioListMapper.php       |  73 ++
 .../ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer.php       |   6 +-
 .../ChoiceToValueTransformer.php              |   4 +-
 .../ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer.php      |   6 +-
 .../ChoicesToValuesTransformer.php            |   2 +-
 .../FixCheckboxInputListener.php              |   6 +-
 .../EventListener/FixRadioInputListener.php   |   6 +-
 .../Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php   | 282 +++--
 .../Form/Extension/Core/View/ChoiceView.php   |  27 +-
 .../Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php         |  95 ++
 .../ChoiceList/AbstractChoiceListTest.php     | 173 ++++
 .../Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php  |  52 +
 .../ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceListTest.php     | 187 ++++
 .../Factory/CachingFactoryDecoratorTest.php   | 668 ++++++++++++
 .../Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest.php  | 970 ++++++++++++++++++
 .../Factory/PropertyAccessDecoratorTest.php   | 338 ++++++
 .../Tests/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceListTest.php   | 141 +++
 .../Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php    | 547 +++++++---
 .../Extension/Core/Type/CountryTypeTest.php   |  12 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyTypeTest.php  |   8 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/DateTypeTest.php      |  22 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/LanguageTypeTest.php  |  14 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/LocaleTypeTest.php    |   8 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/TimeTypeTest.php      |  14 +-
 .../Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneTypeTest.php  |   6 +-
 54 files changed, 5709 insertions(+), 443 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceLoader.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceList.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecorator.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/ChoiceListFactoryInterface.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactory.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecorator.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Loader/ChoiceLoaderInterface.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceGroupView.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceListView.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceView.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/CheckboxListMapper.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/RadioListMapper.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/AbstractChoiceListTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceListTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecoratorTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecoratorTest.php
 create mode 100644 src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceListTest.php

diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceList.php
index 57e57e6e25db..3566a33d7d58 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceList.php
@@ -11,17 +11,20 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList;
 
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\StringCastException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ObjectChoiceList;
-use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
-use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 
 /**
  * A choice list presenting a list of Doctrine entities as choices.
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link EntityChoiceLoader} instead.
  */
 class EntityChoiceList extends ObjectChoiceList
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceLoader.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d1f7971e63cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/EntityChoiceLoader.php
@@ -0,0 +1,267 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList;
+
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\RuntimeException;
+
+/**
+ * Loads choices using a Doctrine object manager.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class EntityChoiceLoader implements ChoiceLoaderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+     */
+    private $factory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ObjectManager
+     */
+    private $manager;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    private $class;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ClassMetadata
+     */
+    private $classMetadata;
+
+    /**
+     * @var null|EntityLoaderInterface
+     */
+    private $entityLoader;
+
+    /**
+     * The identifier field, unless the identifier is composite
+     *
+     * @var null|string
+     */
+    private $idField = null;
+
+    /**
+     * Whether to use the identifier for value generation
+     *
+     * @var bool
+     */
+    private $compositeId = true;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    private $choiceList;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the value of the identifier field of an entity.
+     *
+     * Doctrine must know about this entity, that is, the entity must already
+     * be persisted or added to the identity map before. Otherwise an
+     * exception is thrown.
+     *
+     * This method assumes that the entity has a single-column identifier and
+     * will return a single value instead of an array.
+     *
+     * @param object $object The entity for which to get the identifier
+     *
+     * @return int|string The identifier value
+     *
+     * @throws RuntimeException If the entity does not exist in Doctrine's identity map
+     *
+     * @internal Should not be accessed by user-land code. This method is public
+     *           only to be usable as callback.
+     */
+    public static function getIdValue(ObjectManager $om, ClassMetadata $classMetadata, $object)
+    {
+        if (!$om->contains($object)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(
+                'Entities passed to the choice field must be managed. Maybe '.
+                'persist them in the entity manager?'
+            );
+        }
+
+        $om->initializeObject($object);
+
+        return current($classMetadata->getIdentifierValues($object));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new choice loader.
+     *
+     * Optionally, an implementation of {@link EntityLoaderInterface} can be
+     * passed which optimizes the entity loading for one of the Doctrine
+     * mapper implementations.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceListFactoryInterface $factory      The factory for creating
+     *                                                 the loaded choice list
+     * @param ObjectManager              $manager      The object manager
+     * @param string                     $class        The entity class name
+     * @param null|EntityLoaderInterface $entityLoader The entity loader
+     */
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListFactoryInterface $factory, ObjectManager $manager, $class, EntityLoaderInterface $entityLoader = null)
+    {
+        $this->factory = $factory;
+        $this->manager = $manager;
+        $this->classMetadata = $manager->getClassMetadata($class);
+        $this->class = $this->classMetadata->getName();
+        $this->entityLoader = $entityLoader;
+
+        $identifier = $this->classMetadata->getIdentifierFieldNames();
+
+        if (1 === count($identifier)) {
+            $this->idField = $identifier[0];
+            $this->compositeId = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function loadChoiceList($value = null)
+    {
+        if ($this->choiceList) {
+            return $this->choiceList;
+        }
+
+        $entities = $this->entityLoader
+            ? $this->entityLoader->getEntities()
+            : $this->manager->getRepository($this->class)->findAll();
+
+        // If the class has a multi-column identifier, we cannot index the
+        // entities by their IDs
+        if ($this->compositeId) {
+            $this->choiceList = $this->factory->createListFromChoices($entities, $value);
+
+            return $this->choiceList;
+        }
+
+        // Index the entities by ID
+        $entitiesById = array();
+
+        foreach ($entities as $entity) {
+            $id = self::getIdValue($this->manager, $this->classMetadata, $entity);
+            $entitiesById[$id] = $entity;
+        }
+
+        $this->choiceList = $this->factory->createListFromChoices($entitiesById, $value);
+
+        return $this->choiceList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the values corresponding to the given entities.
+     *
+     * The values are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding entities in the given array.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the entity as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param array $entities      An array of entities. Non-existing entities
+     *                             in this array are ignored
+     * @param null|callable $value The callable generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return string[] An array of choice values
+     */
+    public function loadValuesForChoices(array $entities, $value = null)
+    {
+        // Performance optimization
+        if (empty($entities)) {
+            return array();
+        }
+
+        // Optimize performance for single-field identifiers. We already
+        // know that the IDs are used as values
+
+        // Attention: This optimization does not check choices for existence
+        if (!$this->choiceList && !$this->compositeId) {
+            $values = array();
+
+            // Maintain order and indices of the given entities
+            foreach ($entities as $i => $entity) {
+                if ($entity instanceof $this->class) {
+                    // Make sure to convert to the right format
+                    $values[$i] = (string) self::getIdValue($this->manager, $this->classMetadata, $entity);
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $values;
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadChoiceList($value)->getValuesForChoices($entities);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the entities corresponding to the given values.
+     *
+     * The entities are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding values in the given array.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the entity as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param string[] $values     An array of choice values. Non-existing
+     *                             values in this array are ignored
+     * @param null|callable $value The callable generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return array An array of entities
+     */
+    public function loadChoicesForValues(array $values, $value = null)
+    {
+        // Performance optimization
+        // Also prevents the generation of "WHERE id IN ()" queries through the
+        // entity loader. At least with MySQL and on the development machine
+        // this was tested on, no exception was thrown for such invalid
+        // statements, consequently no test fails when this code is removed.
+        // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/8981#issuecomment-24230557
+        if (empty($values)) {
+            return array();
+        }
+
+        // Optimize performance in case we have an entity loader and
+        // a single-field identifier
+        if (!$this->choiceList && !$this->compositeId && $this->entityLoader) {
+            $unorderedEntities = $this->entityLoader->getEntitiesByIds($this->idField, $values);
+            $entitiesById = array();
+            $entities = array();
+
+            // Maintain order and indices from the given $values
+            // An alternative approach to the following loop is to add the
+            // "INDEX BY" clause to the Doctrine query in the loader,
+            // but I'm not sure whether that's doable in a generic fashion.
+            foreach ($unorderedEntities as $entity) {
+                $id = self::getIdValue($this->manager, $this->classMetadata, $entity);
+                $entitiesById[$id] = $entity;
+            }
+
+            foreach ($values as $i => $id) {
+                if (isset($entitiesById[$id])) {
+                    $entities[$i] = $entitiesById[$id];
+                }
+            }
+
+            return $entities;
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadChoiceList($value)->getChoicesForValues($values);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/ORMQueryBuilderLoader.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/ORMQueryBuilderLoader.php
index 872e77affe0b..9cfdd1fe4855 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/ORMQueryBuilderLoader.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/ChoiceList/ORMQueryBuilderLoader.php
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
 
 /**
- * Getting Entities through the ORM QueryBuilder.
+ * Loads entities using a {@link QueryBuilder} instance.
+ *
+ * @author Benjamin Eberlei <kontakt@beberlei.de>
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
  */
 class ORMQueryBuilderLoader implements EntityLoaderInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/DoctrineOrmExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/DoctrineOrmExtension.php
index 570cc8f189df..ed8e0a793444 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/DoctrineOrmExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/DoctrineOrmExtension.php
@@ -14,21 +14,38 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\Type\EntityType;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractExtension;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\CachingFactoryDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
 
 class DoctrineOrmExtension extends AbstractExtension
 {
     protected $registry;
 
-    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry)
+    /**
+     * @var PropertyAccessorInterface
+     */
+    private $propertyAccessor;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+     */
+    private $choiceListFactory;
+
+    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry, PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null, ChoiceListFactoryInterface $choiceListFactory = null)
     {
         $this->registry = $registry;
+        $this->propertyAccessor = $propertyAccessor ?: PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor();
+        $this->choiceListFactory = $choiceListFactory ?: new CachingFactoryDecorator(new PropertyAccessDecorator(new DefaultChoiceListFactory(), $this->propertyAccessor));
     }
 
     protected function loadTypes()
     {
         return array(
-            new EntityType($this->registry, PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor()),
+            new EntityType($this->registry, $this->propertyAccessor, $this->choiceListFactory),
         );
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/Type/DoctrineType.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/Type/DoctrineType.php
index ccc9bfc485e7..6c90a2eeb098 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/Type/DoctrineType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Form/Type/DoctrineType.php
@@ -12,17 +12,20 @@
 namespace Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\Type;
 
 use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\RuntimeException;
 use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
-use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList\EntityChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList\EntityChoiceLoader;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList\EntityLoaderInterface;
-use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\EventListener\MergeDoctrineCollectionListener;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\DataTransformer\CollectionToArrayTransformer;
+use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\EventListener\MergeDoctrineCollectionListener;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\CachingFactoryDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\RuntimeException;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
-use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
 
 abstract class DoctrineType extends AbstractType
@@ -33,19 +36,19 @@ abstract class DoctrineType extends AbstractType
     protected $registry;
 
     /**
-     * @var array
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
      */
-    private $choiceListCache = array();
+    private $choiceListFactory;
 
     /**
-     * @var PropertyAccessorInterface
+     * @var EntityChoiceLoader[]
      */
-    private $propertyAccessor;
+    private $choiceLoaders = array();
 
-    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry, PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null)
+    public function __construct(ManagerRegistry $registry, PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null, ChoiceListFactoryInterface $choiceListFactory = null)
     {
         $this->registry = $registry;
-        $this->propertyAccessor = $propertyAccessor ?: PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor();
+        $this->choiceListFactory = $choiceListFactory ?: new PropertyAccessDecorator(new DefaultChoiceListFactory(), $propertyAccessor);
     }
 
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
@@ -60,86 +63,79 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
 
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
-        $choiceListCache = &$this->choiceListCache;
         $registry = $this->registry;
-        $propertyAccessor = $this->propertyAccessor;
+        $choiceListFactory = $this->choiceListFactory;
+        $choiceLoaders = &$this->choiceLoaders;
         $type = $this;
 
-        $loader = function (Options $options) use ($type) {
-            $queryBuilder = (null !== $options['query_builder'])
-                ? $options['query_builder']
-                : $options['em']->getRepository($options['class'])->createQueryBuilder('e');
-
-            return $type->getLoader($options['em'], $queryBuilder, $options['class']);
-        };
+        $choiceLoader = function (Options $options) use ($choiceListFactory, &$choiceLoaders, $type) {
+            // Unless the choices are given explicitly, load them on demand
+            if (null === $options['choices']) {
+                $hash = CachingFactoryDecorator::generateHash(array(
+                    $options['em'],
+                    $options['class'],
+                    $options['query_builder'],
+                    $options['loader'],
+                ));
 
-        $choiceList = function (Options $options) use (&$choiceListCache, $propertyAccessor) {
-            // Support for closures
-            $propertyHash = is_object($options['property'])
-                ? spl_object_hash($options['property'])
-                : $options['property'];
-
-            $choiceHashes = $options['choices'];
-
-            // Support for recursive arrays
-            if (is_array($choiceHashes)) {
-                // A second parameter ($key) is passed, so we cannot use
-                // spl_object_hash() directly (which strictly requires
-                // one parameter)
-                array_walk_recursive($choiceHashes, function (&$value) {
-                    $value = spl_object_hash($value);
-                });
-            } elseif ($choiceHashes instanceof \Traversable) {
-                $hashes = array();
-                foreach ($choiceHashes as $value) {
-                    $hashes[] = spl_object_hash($value);
+                if (!isset($choiceLoaders[$hash])) {
+                    if ($options['loader']) {
+                        $loader = $options['loader'];
+                    } elseif (null !== $options['query_builder']) {
+                        $loader = $type->getLoader($options['em'], $options['query_builder'], $options['class']);
+                    } else {
+                        $queryBuilder = $options['em']->getRepository($options['class'])->createQueryBuilder('e');
+                        $loader = $type->getLoader($options['em'], $queryBuilder, $options['class']);
+                    }
+
+                    $choiceLoaders[$hash] = new EntityChoiceLoader(
+                        $choiceListFactory,
+                        $options['em'],
+                        $options['class'],
+                        $loader
+                    );
                 }
 
-                $choiceHashes = $hashes;
+                return $choiceLoaders[$hash];
             }
+        };
 
-            $preferredChoiceHashes = $options['preferred_choices'];
-
-            if (is_array($preferredChoiceHashes)) {
-                array_walk_recursive($preferredChoiceHashes, function (&$value) {
-                    $value = spl_object_hash($value);
-                });
+        $choiceLabel = function (Options $options) {
+            // BC with the "property" option
+            if ($options['property']) {
+                return $options['property'];
             }
 
-            // Support for custom loaders (with query builders)
-            $loaderHash = is_object($options['loader'])
-                ? spl_object_hash($options['loader'])
-                : $options['loader'];
-
-            // Support for closures
-            $groupByHash = is_object($options['group_by'])
-                ? spl_object_hash($options['group_by'])
-                : $options['group_by'];
-
-            $hash = hash('sha256', json_encode(array(
-                spl_object_hash($options['em']),
-                $options['class'],
-                $propertyHash,
-                $loaderHash,
-                $choiceHashes,
-                $preferredChoiceHashes,
-                $groupByHash,
-            )));
-
-            if (!isset($choiceListCache[$hash])) {
-                $choiceListCache[$hash] = new EntityChoiceList(
-                    $options['em'],
-                    $options['class'],
-                    $options['property'],
-                    $options['loader'],
-                    $options['choices'],
-                    $options['preferred_choices'],
-                    $options['group_by'],
-                    $propertyAccessor
-                );
+            // BC: use __toString() by default
+            return function ($entity) {
+                return (string) $entity;
+            };
+        };
+
+        $choiceName = function (Options $options) {
+            /** @var ObjectManager $om */
+            $om = $options['em'];
+            $classMetadata = $om->getClassMetadata($options['class']);
+            $ids = $classMetadata->getIdentifierFieldNames();
+            $idType = $classMetadata->getTypeOfField(current($ids));
+
+            // If the entity has a single-column, numeric ID, use that ID as
+            // field name
+            if (1 === count($ids) && in_array($idType, array('integer', 'smallint', 'bigint'))) {
+                return function ($entity, $id) {
+                    return $id;
+                };
             }
 
-            return $choiceListCache[$hash];
+            // Otherwise, an incrementing integer is used as name automatically
+        };
+
+        // The choices are always indexed by ID (see "choices" normalizer
+        // and EntityChoiceLoader), unless the ID is composite. Then they
+        // are indexed by an incrementing integer.
+        // Use the ID/incrementing integer as choice value.
+        $choiceValue = function ($entity, $key) {
+            return $key;
         };
 
         $emNormalizer = function (Options $options, $em) use ($registry) {
@@ -165,19 +161,50 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
             return $em;
         };
 
+        $choicesNormalizer = function (Options $options, $entities) {
+            if (null === $entities || 0 === count($entities)) {
+                return $entities;
+            }
+
+            // Make sure that the entities are indexed by their ID
+            /** @var ObjectManager $om */
+            $om = $options['em'];
+            $classMetadata = $om->getClassMetadata($options['class']);
+            $ids = $classMetadata->getIdentifierFieldNames();
+
+            // We cannot use composite IDs as indices. In that case, keep the
+            // given indices
+            if (count($ids) > 1) {
+                return $entities;
+            }
+
+            $entitiesById = array();
+
+            foreach ($entities as $entity) {
+                $id = EntityChoiceLoader::getIdValue($om, $classMetadata, $entity);
+                $entitiesById[$id] = $entity;
+            }
+
+            return $entitiesById;
+        };
+
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
             'em' => null,
-            'property' => null,
+            'property' => null, // deprecated, use "choice_label"
             'query_builder' => null,
-            'loader' => $loader,
+            'loader' => null, // deprecated, use "choice_loader"
             'choices' => null,
-            'choice_list' => $choiceList,
-            'group_by' => null,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_loader' => $choiceLoader,
+            'choice_label' => $choiceLabel,
+            'choice_name' => $choiceName,
+            'choice_value' => $choiceValue,
         ));
 
         $resolver->setRequired(array('class'));
 
         $resolver->setNormalizer('em', $emNormalizer);
+        $resolver->setNormalizer('choices', $choicesNormalizer);
 
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('em', array('null', 'string', 'Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ObjectManager'));
         $resolver->setAllowedTypes('loader', array('null', 'Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\ChoiceList\EntityLoaderInterface'));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Form/Type/EntityTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Form/Type/EntityTypeTest.php
index 25afbed49215..9f1591f30825 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Form/Type/EntityTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Doctrine/Tests/Form/Type/EntityTypeTest.php
@@ -11,21 +11,23 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Form\Type;
 
+use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
+use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry;
+use Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager;
+use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\SchemaTool;
+use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\DoctrineOrmExtension;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\DoctrineOrmTypeGuesser;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\Type\EntityType;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Test\DoctrineTestHelper;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilder;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Forms;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase;
+use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\CompositeIntIdEntity;
+use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\CompositeStringIdEntity;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\GroupableEntity;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\SingleIntIdEntity;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\SingleStringIdEntity;
-use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\CompositeIntIdEntity;
-use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\CompositeStringIdEntity;
-use Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Form\DoctrineOrmExtension;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Tools\SchemaTool;
-use Doctrine\Common\Collections\ArrayCollection;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Forms;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
 
 class EntityTypeTest extends TypeTestCase
@@ -37,12 +39,12 @@ class EntityTypeTest extends TypeTestCase
     const COMPOSITE_STRING_IDENT_CLASS = 'Symfony\Bridge\Doctrine\Tests\Fixtures\CompositeStringIdEntity';
 
     /**
-     * @var \Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager
+     * @var EntityManager
      */
     private $em;
 
     /**
-     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject|ManagerRegistry
      */
     private $emRegistry;
 
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ public function testSetDataToUninitializedEntityWithNonRequired()
             'property' => 'name',
         ));
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($entity1, '1', 'Foo'), 2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $entity1), 2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
     public function testSetDataToUninitializedEntityWithNonRequiredToString()
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ public function testSetDataToUninitializedEntityWithNonRequiredToString()
             'required' => false,
         ));
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($entity1, '1', 'Foo'), 2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $entity1), 2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
     public function testSetDataToUninitializedEntityWithNonRequiredQueryBuilder()
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ public function testSetDataToUninitializedEntityWithNonRequiredQueryBuilder()
             'query_builder' => $qb,
         ));
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($entity1, '1', 'Foo'), 2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $entity1), 2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -249,7 +251,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNull()
         $field->submit(null);
 
         $this->assertNull($field->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(), $field->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($field->getViewData());
     }
 
     public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedNull()
@@ -510,7 +512,7 @@ public function testOverrideChoices()
 
         $field->submit('2');
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($entity1, '1', 'Foo'), 2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $entity1), 2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
         $this->assertTrue($field->isSynchronized());
         $this->assertSame($entity2, $field->getData());
         $this->assertSame('2', $field->getViewData());
@@ -537,9 +539,14 @@ public function testGroupByChoices()
 
         $this->assertSame('2', $field->getViewData());
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            'Group1' => array(1 => new ChoiceView($item1, '1', 'Foo'), 2 => new ChoiceView($item2, '2', 'Bar')),
-            'Group2' => array(3 => new ChoiceView($item3, '3', 'Baz')),
-            '4' => new ChoiceView($item4, '4', 'Boo!'),
+            'Group1' => new ChoiceGroupView('Group1', array(
+                1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $item1),
+                2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $item2),
+            )),
+            'Group2' => new ChoiceGroupView('Group2', array(
+                3 => new ChoiceView('Baz', '3', $item3),
+            )),
+            4 => new ChoiceView('Boo!', '4', $item4),
         ), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -558,8 +565,8 @@ public function testPreferredChoices()
             'property' => 'name',
         ));
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(3 => new ChoiceView($entity3, '3', 'Baz'), 2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['preferred_choices']);
-        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView($entity1, '1', 'Foo')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(3 => new ChoiceView('Baz', '3', $entity3), 2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['preferred_choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(1 => new ChoiceView('Foo', '1', $entity1)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
     public function testOverrideChoicesWithPreferredChoices()
@@ -578,8 +585,8 @@ public function testOverrideChoicesWithPreferredChoices()
             'property' => 'name',
         ));
 
-        $this->assertEquals(array(3 => new ChoiceView($entity3, '3', 'Baz')), $field->createView()->vars['preferred_choices']);
-        $this->assertEquals(array(2 => new ChoiceView($entity2, '2', 'Bar')), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(3 => new ChoiceView('Baz', '3', $entity3)), $field->createView()->vars['preferred_choices']);
+        $this->assertEquals(array(2 => new ChoiceView('Bar', '2', $entity2)), $field->createView()->vars['choices']);
     }
 
     public function testDisallowChoicesThatAreNotIncludedChoicesSingleIdentifier()
@@ -833,6 +840,30 @@ public function testLoaderCaching()
         $this->assertCount(1, $loaders);
     }
 
+    public function testCacheChoiceLists()
+    {
+        $entity1 = new SingleIntIdEntity(1, 'Foo');
+
+        $this->persist(array($entity1));
+
+        $field1 = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'entity', null, array(
+            'em' => 'default',
+            'class' => self::SINGLE_IDENT_CLASS,
+            'required' => false,
+            'property' => 'name',
+        ));
+
+        $field2 = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'entity', null, array(
+            'em' => 'default',
+            'class' => self::SINGLE_IDENT_CLASS,
+            'required' => false,
+            'property' => 'name',
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface', $field1->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list'));
+        $this->assertSame($field1->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list'), $field2->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list'));
+    }
+
     protected function createRegistryMock($name, $em)
     {
         $registry = $this->getMock('Doctrine\Common\Persistence\ManagerRegistry');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/FormExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/FormExtension.php
index 9c7339f70295..38270f9f5ba4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/FormExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Extension/FormExtension.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Bridge\Twig\TokenParser\FormThemeTokenParser;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Twig\Form\TwigRendererInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 
 /**
  * FormExtension extends Twig with form capabilities.
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
index b39dbf1c80e5..df0e571602ec 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/Twig/Resources/views/Form/form_div_layout.html.twig
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
                 {{- block('choice_widget_options') -}}
             </optgroup>
         {%- else -%}
-            <option value="{{ choice.value }}"{% if choice is selectedchoice(value) %} selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ choice.label|trans({}, translation_domain) }}</option>
+            {% set attr = choice.attr %}
+            <option value="{{ choice.value }}" {{ block('attributes') }}{% if choice is selectedchoice(value) %} selected="selected"{% endif %}>{{ choice.label|trans({}, translation_domain) }}</option>
         {%- endif -%}
     {% endfor %}
 {%- endblock choice_widget_options -%}
@@ -355,3 +356,16 @@
         {%- endif -%}
     {%- endfor -%}
 {%- endblock button_attributes -%}
+
+{% block attributes -%}
+    {%- for attrname, attrvalue in attr -%}
+        {{- " " -}}
+        {%- if attrname in ['placeholder', 'title'] -%}
+            {{- attrname }}="{{ attrvalue|trans({}, translation_domain) }}"
+        {%- elseif attrvalue is sameas(true) -%}
+            {{- attrname }}="{{ attrname }}"
+        {%- elseif attrvalue is not sameas(false) -%}
+            {{- attrname }}="{{ attrvalue }}"
+        {%- endif -%}
+    {%- endfor -%}
+{%- endblock attributes -%}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_options.html.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_options.html.php
index a7a9311d5132..81402efffb10 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_options.html.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/views/Form/choice_widget_options.html.php
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-<?php $translatorHelper = $view['translator']; // outside of the loop for performance reasons! ?>
+<?php use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+
+$translatorHelper = $view['translator']; // outside of the loop for performance reasons! ?>
 <?php $formHelper = $view['form']; ?>
 <?php foreach ($choices as $index => $choice): ?>
-    <?php if (is_array($choice)): ?>
+    <?php if (is_array($choice) || $choice instanceof ChoiceGroupView): ?>
         <optgroup label="<?php echo $view->escape($translatorHelper->trans($index, array(), $translation_domain)) ?>">
             <?php echo $formHelper->block($form, 'choice_widget_options', array('choices' => $choice)) ?>
         </optgroup>
     <?php else: ?>
-        <option value="<?php echo $view->escape($choice->value) ?>"<?php if ($is_selected($choice->value, $value)): ?> selected="selected"<?php endif?>><?php echo $view->escape($translatorHelper->trans($choice->label, array(), $translation_domain)) ?></option>
+        <option value="<?php echo $view->escape($choice->value) ?>" <?php echo $view['form']->block($form, 'attributes', array('attr' => $choice->attr)) ?><?php if ($is_selected($choice->value, $value)): ?> selected="selected"<?php endif?>><?php echo $view->escape($translatorHelper->trans($choice->label, array(), $translation_domain)) ?></option>
     <?php endif ?>
 <?php endforeach ?>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0dfc0f9945a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceList.php
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * A list of choices with arbitrary data types.
+ *
+ * The user of this class is responsible for assigning string values to the
+ * choices. Both the choices and their values are passed to the constructor.
+ * Each choice must have a corresponding value (with the same array key) in
+ * the value array.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ArrayChoiceList implements ChoiceListInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * The choices in the list.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $choices = array();
+
+    /**
+     * The values of the choices.
+     *
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    protected $values = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a list with the given choices and values.
+     *
+     * The given choice array must have the same array keys as the value array.
+     *
+     * @param array    $choices The selectable choices
+     * @param string[] $values  The string values of the choices
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the keys of the choices don't match
+     *                                  the keys of the values
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $choices, array $values)
+    {
+        $choiceKeys = array_keys($choices);
+        $valueKeys = array_keys($values);
+
+        if ($choiceKeys !== $valueKeys) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                'The keys of the choices and the values must match. The choice '.
+                'keys are: "%s". The value keys are: "%s".',
+                implode('", "', $choiceKeys),
+                implode('", "', $valueKeys)
+            ));
+        }
+
+        $this->choices = $choices;
+        $this->values = array_map('strval', $values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoices()
+    {
+        return $this->choices;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValues()
+    {
+        return $this->values;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoicesForValues(array $values)
+    {
+        $choices = array();
+
+        foreach ($values as $i => $givenValue) {
+            foreach ($this->values as $j => $value) {
+                if ($value !== (string) $givenValue) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $choices[$i] = $this->choices[$j];
+                unset($values[$i]);
+
+                if (0 === count($values)) {
+                    break 2;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $choices;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValuesForChoices(array $choices)
+    {
+        $values = array();
+
+        foreach ($choices as $i => $givenChoice) {
+            foreach ($this->choices as $j => $choice) {
+                if ($choice !== $givenChoice) {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                $values[$i] = $this->values[$j];
+                unset($choices[$i]);
+
+                if (0 === count($choices)) {
+                    break 2;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $values;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceList.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d79747e0485b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceList.php
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
+
+/**
+ * A list of choices that can be stored in the keys of a PHP array.
+ *
+ * PHP arrays accept only strings and integers as array keys. Other scalar types
+ * are cast to integers and strings according to the description of
+ * {@link toArrayKey()}. This implementation applies the same casting rules for
+ * the choices passed to the constructor and to {@link getValuesForChoices()}.
+ *
+ * By default, the choices are cast to strings and used as values. Optionally,
+ * you may pass custom values. The keys of the value array must match the keys
+ * of the choice array.
+ *
+ * Example:
+ *
+ * ```php
+ * $choices = array('' => 'Don\'t know', 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes');
+ * $choiceList = new ArrayKeyChoiceList(array_keys($choices));
+ *
+ * $values = $choiceList->getValues()
+ * // => array('', '0', '1')
+ *
+ * $selectedValues = $choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array(true));
+ * // => array('1')
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Added for backwards compatibility in Symfony 2.7, to be removed
+ *             in Symfony 3.0.
+ */
+class ArrayKeyChoiceList implements ChoiceListInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * The selectable choices.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private $choices = array();
+
+    /**
+     * The values of the choices.
+     *
+     * @var string[]
+     */
+    private $values = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Casts the given choice to an array key.
+     *
+     * PHP arrays accept only strings and integers as array keys. Integer
+     * strings such as "42" are automatically cast to integers. The boolean
+     * values "true" and "false" are cast to the integers 1 and 0. Every other
+     * scalar value is cast to a string.
+     *
+     * @param mixed $choice The choice
+     *
+     * @return int|string The choice as PHP array key
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the choice is not scalar
+     */
+    public static function toArrayKey($choice)
+    {
+        if (!is_scalar($choice) && null !== $choice) {
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf(
+                'The value of type "%s" cannot be converted to a valid array key.',
+                gettype($choice)
+            ));
+        }
+
+        if (is_bool($choice) || (string) (int) $choice === (string) $choice) {
+            return (int) $choice;
+        }
+
+        return (string) $choice;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a list with the given choices and values.
+     *
+     * The given choice array must have the same array keys as the value array.
+     * Each choice must be castable to an integer/string according to the
+     * casting rules described in {@link toArrayKey()}.
+     *
+     * If no values are given, the choices are cast to strings and used as
+     * values.
+     *
+     * @param array    $choices The selectable choices
+     * @param string[] $values  Optional. The string values of the choices
+     *
+     * @throws InvalidArgumentException If the keys of the choices don't match
+     *                                  the keys of the values or if any of the
+     *                                  choices is not scalar
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $choices, array $values = array())
+    {
+        if (empty($values)) {
+            // The cast to strings happens later
+            $values = $choices;
+        } else {
+            $choiceKeys = array_keys($choices);
+            $valueKeys = array_keys($values);
+
+            if ($choiceKeys !== $valueKeys) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException(
+                    sprintf(
+                        'The keys of the choices and the values must match. The choice '.
+                        'keys are: "%s". The value keys are: "%s".',
+                        implode('", "', $choiceKeys),
+                        implode('", "', $valueKeys)
+                    )
+                );
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->choices = array_map(array(__CLASS__, 'toArrayKey'), $choices);
+        $this->values = array_map('strval', $values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoices()
+    {
+        return $this->choices;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValues()
+    {
+        return $this->values;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoicesForValues(array $values)
+    {
+        $values = array_map('strval', $values);
+
+        // The values are identical to the choices, so we can just return them
+        // to improve performance a little bit
+        return array_map(array(__CLASS__, 'toArrayKey'), array_intersect($values, $this->values));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValuesForChoices(array $choices)
+    {
+        $choices = array_map(array(__CLASS__, 'toArrayKey'), $choices);
+
+        // The choices are identical to the values, so we can just return them
+        // to improve performance a little bit
+        return array_map('strval', array_intersect($choices, $this->choices));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62f315864646
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList;
+
+/**
+ * A list of choices that can be selected in a choice field.
+ *
+ * A choice list assigns string values to each of a list of choices. These
+ * string values are displayed in the "value" attributes in HTML and submitted
+ * back to the server.
+ *
+ * The acceptable data types for the choices depend on the implementation.
+ * Values must always be strings and (within the list) free of duplicates.
+ *
+ * The choices returned by {@link getChoices()} and the values returned by
+ * {@link getValues()} must have the same array indices.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+interface ChoiceListInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Returns all selectable choices.
+     *
+     * The keys of the choices correspond to the keys of the values returned by
+     * {@link getValues()}.
+     *
+     * @return array The selectable choices
+     */
+    public function getChoices();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the values for the choices.
+     *
+     * The keys of the values correspond to the keys of the choices returned by
+     * {@link getChoices()}.
+     *
+     * @return string[] The choice values
+     */
+    public function getValues();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the choices corresponding to the given values.
+     *
+     * The choices are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding values in the given array.
+     *
+     * @param string[] $values An array of choice values. Non-existing values in
+     *                         this array are ignored
+     *
+     * @return array An array of choices
+     */
+    public function getChoicesForValues(array $values);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the values corresponding to the given choices.
+     *
+     * The values are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding choices in the given array.
+     *
+     * @param array $choices An array of choices. Non-existing choices in this
+     *                       array are ignored
+     *
+     * @return string[] An array of choice values
+     */
+    public function getValuesForChoices(array $choices);
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecorator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecorator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb43ac87594c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecorator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
+
+/**
+ * Caches the choice lists created by the decorated factory.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class CachingFactoryDecorator implements ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+     */
+    private $decoratedFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListInterface[]
+     */
+    private $lists = array();
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListView[]
+     */
+    private $views = array();
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a SHA-256 hash for the given value.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a namespace string can be passed. Calling this method will
+     * the same values, but different namespaces, will return different hashes.
+     *
+     * @param mixed  $value     The value to hash
+     * @param string $namespace Optional. The namespace
+     *
+     * @return string The SHA-256 hash
+     *
+     * @internal Should not be used by user-land code.
+     */
+    public static function generateHash($value, $namespace = '')
+    {
+        if (is_object($value)) {
+            $value = spl_object_hash($value);
+        } elseif (is_array($value)) {
+            array_walk_recursive($value, function (&$v) {
+                if (is_object($v)) {
+                    $v = spl_object_hash($v);
+                }
+            });
+        }
+
+        return hash('sha256', $namespace.':'.json_encode($value));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Decorates the given factory.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceListFactoryInterface $decoratedFactory The decorated factory
+     */
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListFactoryInterface $decoratedFactory)
+    {
+        $this->decoratedFactory = $decoratedFactory;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the decorated factory.
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListFactoryInterface The decorated factory
+     */
+    public function getDecoratedFactory()
+    {
+        return $this->decoratedFactory;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createListFromChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($choices) && !$choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($choices, 'array or \Traversable');
+        }
+
+        if ($choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            $choices = iterator_to_array($choices);
+        }
+
+        // The value is not validated on purpose. The decorated factory may
+        // decide which values to accept and which not.
+
+        // We ignore the choice groups for caching. If two choice lists are
+        // requested with the same choices, but a different grouping, the same
+        // choice list is returned.
+        DefaultChoiceListFactory::flatten($choices, $flatChoices);
+
+        $hash = self::generateHash(array($flatChoices, $value), 'fromChoices');
+
+        if (!isset($this->lists[$hash])) {
+            $this->lists[$hash] = $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromChoices($choices, $value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->lists[$hash];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @deprecated Added for backwards compatibility in Symfony 2.7, to be
+     *             removed in Symfony 3.0.
+     */
+    public function createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($choices) && !$choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($choices, 'array or \Traversable');
+        }
+
+        if ($choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            $choices = iterator_to_array($choices);
+        }
+
+        // The value is not validated on purpose. The decorated factory may
+        // decide which values to accept and which not.
+
+        // We ignore the choice groups for caching. If two choice lists are
+        // requested with the same choices, but a different grouping, the same
+        // choice list is returned.
+        DefaultChoiceListFactory::flattenFlipped($choices, $flatChoices);
+
+        $hash = self::generateHash(array($flatChoices, $value), 'fromFlippedChoices');
+
+        if (!isset($this->lists[$hash])) {
+            $this->lists[$hash] = $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->lists[$hash];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createListFromLoader(ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader, $value = null)
+    {
+        $hash = self::generateHash(array($loader, $value), 'fromLoader');
+
+        if (!isset($this->lists[$hash])) {
+            $this->lists[$hash] = $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromLoader($loader, $value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->lists[$hash];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createView(ChoiceListInterface $list, $preferredChoices = null, $label = null, $index = null, $groupBy = null, $attr = null)
+    {
+        // The input is not validated on purpose. This way, the decorated
+        // factory may decide which input to accept and which not.
+
+        $hash = self::generateHash(array($list, $preferredChoices, $label, $index, $groupBy, $attr));
+
+        if (!isset($this->views[$hash])) {
+            $this->views[$hash] = $this->decoratedFactory->createView(
+                $list,
+                $preferredChoices,
+                $label,
+                $index,
+                $groupBy,
+                $attr
+            );
+        }
+
+        return $this->views[$hash];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/ChoiceListFactoryInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/ChoiceListFactoryInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..60239423f335
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/ChoiceListFactoryInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+
+/**
+ * Creates {@link ChoiceListInterface} instances.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+interface ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Creates a choice list for the given choices.
+     *
+     * The choices should be passed in the values of the choices array.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param array|\Traversable $choices The choices
+     * @param null|callable      $value   The callable generating the choice
+     *                                    values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     */
+    public function createListFromChoices($choices, $value = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a choice list for the given choices.
+     *
+     * The choices should be passed in the keys of the choices array. Since the
+     * choices array will be flipped, the entries of the array must be strings
+     * or integers.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param array|\Traversable $choices The choices
+     * @param null|callable      $value   The callable generating the choice
+     *                                    values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     *
+     * @deprecated Added for backwards compatibility in Symfony 2.7, to be
+     *             removed in Symfony 3.0.
+     */
+    public function createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a choice list that is loaded with the given loader.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader The choice loader
+     * @param null|callable $value          The callable generating the choice
+     *                                      values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     */
+    public function createListFromLoader(ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader, $value = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a view for the given choice list.
+     *
+     * Callables may be passed for all optional arguments. The callables receive
+     * the choice as first and the array key as the second argument.
+     *
+     *  * The callable for the label and the name should return the generated
+     *    label/choice name.
+     *  * The callable for the preferred choices should return true or false,
+     *    depending on whether the choice should be preferred or not.
+     *  * The callable for the grouping should return the group name or null if
+     *    a choice should not be grouped.
+     *  * The callable for the attributes should return an array of HTML
+     *    attributes that will be inserted in the tag of the choice.
+     *
+     * If no callable is passed, the labels will be generated from the choice
+     * keys. The view indices will be generated using an incrementing integer
+     * by default.
+     *
+     * The preferred choices can also be passed as array. Each choice that is
+     * contained in that array will be marked as preferred.
+     *
+     * The groups can be passed as a multi-dimensional array. In that case, a
+     * group will be created for each array entry containing a nested array.
+     * For all other entries, the choice for the corresponding key will be
+     * inserted at that position.
+     *
+     * The attributes can be passed as multi-dimensional array. The keys should
+     * match the keys of the choices. The values should be arrays of HTML
+     * attributes that should be added to the respective choice.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceListInterface              $list             The choice list
+     * @param null|array|callable              $preferredChoices The preferred choices
+     * @param null|callable                    $label            The callable generating
+     *                                                           the choice labels
+     * @param null|callable                    $index            The callable generating
+     *                                                           the view indices
+     * @param null|array|\Traversable|callable $groupBy          The callable generating
+     *                                                           the group names
+     * @param null|array|callable              $attr             The callable generating
+     *                                                           the HTML attributes
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListView The choice list view
+     */
+    public function createView(ChoiceListInterface $list, $preferredChoices = null, $label = null, $index = null, $groupBy = null, $attr = null);
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactory.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactory.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd191eea39a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactory.php
@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ArrayKeyChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ArrayChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\LazyChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface as LegacyChoiceListInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of {@link ChoiceListFactoryInterface}.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class DefaultChoiceListFactory implements ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Flattens an array into the given output variable.
+     *
+     * @param array $array  The array to flatten
+     * @param array $output The flattened output
+     *
+     * @internal Should not be used by user-land code
+     */
+    public static function flatten(array $array, &$output)
+    {
+        if (null === $output) {
+            $output = array();
+        }
+
+        foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                self::flatten($value, $output);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $output[$key] = $value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Flattens and flips an array into the given output variable.
+     *
+     * During the flattening, the keys and values of the input array are
+     * flipped.
+     *
+     * @param array $array  The array to flatten
+     * @param array $output The flattened output
+     *
+     * @internal Should not be used by user-land code
+     */
+    public static function flattenFlipped(array $array, &$output)
+    {
+        if (null === $output) {
+            $output = array();
+        }
+
+        foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                self::flattenFlipped($value, $output);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $output[$value] = $key;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createListFromChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($choices) && !$choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($choices, 'array or \Traversable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $value && !is_callable($value)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($value, 'null or callable');
+        }
+
+        if ($choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            $choices = iterator_to_array($choices);
+        }
+
+        // If the choices are given as recursive array (i.e. with explicit
+        // choice groups), flatten the array. The grouping information is needed
+        // in the view only.
+        self::flatten($choices, $flatChoices);
+
+        // If no values are given, use incrementing integers as values
+        // We can not use the choices themselves, because we don't know whether
+        // choices can be converted to (duplicate-free) strings
+        if (null === $value) {
+            $values = $flatChoices;
+            $i = 0;
+
+            foreach ($values as $key => $value) {
+                $values[$key] = (string) $i++;
+            }
+
+            return new ArrayChoiceList($flatChoices, $values);
+        }
+
+        // Can't use array_map(), because array_map() doesn't pass the key
+        // Can't use array_walk(), which ignores the return value of the
+        // closure
+        $values = array();
+        foreach ($flatChoices as $key => $choice) {
+            $values[$key] = call_user_func($value, $choice, $key);
+        }
+
+        return new ArrayChoiceList($flatChoices, $values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @deprecated Added for backwards compatibility in Symfony 2.7, to be
+     *             removed in Symfony 3.0.
+     */
+    public function createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (!is_array($choices) && !$choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($choices, 'array or \Traversable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $value && !is_callable($value)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($value, 'null or callable');
+        }
+
+        if ($choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+            $choices = iterator_to_array($choices);
+        }
+
+        // If the choices are given as recursive array (i.e. with explicit
+        // choice groups), flatten the array. The grouping information is needed
+        // in the view only.
+        self::flattenFlipped($choices, $flatChoices);
+
+        // If no values are given, use the choices as values
+        // Since the choices are stored in the collection keys, i.e. they are
+        // strings or integers, we are guaranteed to be able to convert them
+        // to strings
+        if (null === $value) {
+            $values = array_map('strval', $flatChoices);
+
+            return new ArrayKeyChoiceList($flatChoices, $values);
+        }
+
+        // Can't use array_map(), because array_map() doesn't pass the key
+        // Can't use array_walk(), which ignores the return value of the
+        // closure
+        $values = array();
+        foreach ($flatChoices as $key => $choice) {
+            $values[$key] = call_user_func($value, $choice, $key);
+        }
+
+        return new ArrayKeyChoiceList($flatChoices, $values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createListFromLoader(ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (null !== $value && !is_callable($value)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($value, 'null or callable');
+        }
+
+        return new LazyChoiceList($loader, $value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function createView(ChoiceListInterface $list, $preferredChoices = null, $label = null, $index = null, $groupBy = null, $attr = null)
+    {
+        if (null !== $preferredChoices && !is_array($preferredChoices) && !is_callable($preferredChoices)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($preferredChoices, 'null, array or callable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $label && !is_callable($label)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($label, 'null or callable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $index && !is_callable($index)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($index, 'null or callable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $groupBy && !is_array($groupBy) && !$groupBy instanceof \Traversable && !is_callable($groupBy)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($groupBy, 'null, array, \Traversable or callable');
+        }
+
+        if (null !== $attr && !is_array($attr) && !is_callable($attr)) {
+            throw new UnexpectedTypeException($attr, 'null, array or callable');
+        }
+
+        // Backwards compatibility
+        if ($list instanceof LegacyChoiceListInterface && null === $preferredChoices
+            && null === $label && null === $index && null === $groupBy && null === $attr) {
+            return new ChoiceListView($list->getRemainingViews(), $list->getPreferredViews());
+        }
+
+        $preferredViews = array();
+        $otherViews = array();
+        $choices = $list->getChoices();
+        $values = $list->getValues();
+
+        if (!is_callable($preferredChoices) && !empty($preferredChoices)) {
+            $preferredChoices = function ($choice) use ($preferredChoices) {
+                return false !== array_search($choice, $preferredChoices, true);
+            };
+        }
+
+        // The names are generated from an incrementing integer by default
+        if (null === $index) {
+            $i = 0;
+            $index = function () use (&$i) {
+                return $i++;
+            };
+        }
+
+        // If $groupBy is not given, no grouping is done
+        if (empty($groupBy)) {
+            foreach ($choices as $key => $choice) {
+                self::addChoiceView(
+                    $choice,
+                    $key,
+                    $label,
+                    $values,
+                    $index,
+                    $attr,
+                    $preferredChoices,
+                    $preferredViews,
+                    $otherViews
+                );
+            }
+
+            return new ChoiceListView($otherViews, $preferredViews);
+        }
+
+        // If $groupBy is a callable, choices are added to the group with the
+        // name returned by the callable. If the callable returns null, the
+        // choice is not added to any group
+        if (is_callable($groupBy)) {
+            foreach ($choices as $key => $choice) {
+                self::addChoiceViewGroupedBy(
+                    $groupBy,
+                    $choice,
+                    $key,
+                    $label,
+                    $values,
+                    $index,
+                    $attr,
+                    $preferredChoices,
+                    $preferredViews,
+                    $otherViews
+                );
+            }
+        } else {
+            // If $groupBy is passed as array, use that array as template for
+            // constructing the groups
+            self::addChoiceViewsGroupedBy(
+                $groupBy,
+                $label,
+                $choices,
+                $values,
+                $index,
+                $attr,
+                $preferredChoices,
+                $preferredViews,
+                $otherViews
+            );
+        }
+
+        // Remove any empty group views that may have been created by
+        // addChoiceViewGroupedBy()
+        foreach ($preferredViews as $key => $view) {
+            if ($view instanceof ChoiceGroupView && 0 === count($view->choices)) {
+                unset($preferredViews[$key]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($otherViews as $key => $view) {
+            if ($view instanceof ChoiceGroupView && 0 === count($view->choices)) {
+                unset($otherViews[$key]);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return new ChoiceListView($otherViews, $preferredViews);
+    }
+
+    private static function addChoiceView($choice, $key, $label, $values, $index, $attr, $isPreferred, &$preferredViews, &$otherViews)
+    {
+        $view = new ChoiceView(
+            // If the labels are null, use the choice key by default
+            null === $label ? (string) $key : (string) call_user_func($label, $choice, $key),
+            $values[$key],
+            $choice,
+            // The attributes may be a callable or a mapping from choice indices
+            // to nested arrays
+            is_callable($attr) ? call_user_func($attr, $choice, $key) : (isset($attr[$key]) ? $attr[$key] : array())
+        );
+
+        // $isPreferred may be null if no choices are preferred
+        if ($isPreferred && call_user_func($isPreferred, $choice, $key)) {
+            $preferredViews[call_user_func($index, $choice, $key)] = $view;
+        } else {
+            $otherViews[call_user_func($index, $choice, $key)] = $view;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static function addChoiceViewsGroupedBy($groupBy, $label, $choices, $values, $index, $attr, $isPreferred, &$preferredViews, &$otherViews)
+    {
+        foreach ($groupBy as $key => $content) {
+            // Add the contents of groups to new ChoiceGroupView instances
+            if (is_array($content)) {
+                $preferredViewsForGroup = array();
+                $otherViewsForGroup = array();
+
+                self::addChoiceViewsGroupedBy(
+                    $content,
+                    $label,
+                    $choices,
+                    $values,
+                    $index,
+                    $attr,
+                    $isPreferred,
+                    $preferredViewsForGroup,
+                    $otherViewsForGroup
+                );
+
+                if (count($preferredViewsForGroup) > 0) {
+                    $preferredViews[$key] = new ChoiceGroupView($key, $preferredViewsForGroup);
+                }
+
+                if (count($otherViewsForGroup) > 0) {
+                    $otherViews[$key] = new ChoiceGroupView($key, $otherViewsForGroup);
+                }
+
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Add ungrouped items directly
+            self::addChoiceView(
+                $choices[$key],
+                $key,
+                $label,
+                $values,
+                $index,
+                $attr,
+                $isPreferred,
+                $preferredViews,
+                $otherViews
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static function addChoiceViewGroupedBy($groupBy, $choice, $key, $label, $values, $index, $attr, $isPreferred, &$preferredViews, &$otherViews)
+    {
+        $groupLabel = call_user_func($groupBy, $choice, $key);
+
+        if (null === $groupLabel) {
+            // If the callable returns null, don't group the choice
+            self::addChoiceView(
+                $choice,
+                $key,
+                $label,
+                $values,
+                $index,
+                $attr,
+                $isPreferred,
+                $preferredViews,
+                $otherViews
+            );
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Initialize the group views if necessary. Unnnecessarily built group
+        // views will be cleaned up at the end of createView()
+        if (!isset($preferredViews[$groupLabel])) {
+            $preferredViews[$groupLabel] = new ChoiceGroupView($groupLabel);
+            $otherViews[$groupLabel] = new ChoiceGroupView($groupLabel);
+        }
+
+        self::addChoiceView(
+            $choice,
+            $key,
+            $label,
+            $values,
+            $index,
+            $attr,
+            $isPreferred,
+            $preferredViews[$groupLabel]->choices,
+            $otherViews[$groupLabel]->choices
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecorator.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecorator.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bf91d85eea64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecorator.php
@@ -0,0 +1,226 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath;
+
+/**
+ * Adds property path support to a choice list factory.
+ *
+ * Pass the decorated factory to the constructor:
+ *
+ * ```php
+ * $decorator = new PropertyAccessDecorator($factory);
+ * ```
+ *
+ * You can now pass property paths for generating choice values, labels, view
+ * indices, HTML attributes and for determining the preferred choices and the
+ * choice groups:
+ *
+ * ```php
+ * // extract values from the $value property
+ * $list = $createListFromChoices($objects, 'value');
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class PropertyAccessDecorator implements ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+     */
+    private $decoratedFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var PropertyAccessorInterface
+     */
+    private $propertyAccessor;
+
+    /**
+     * Decorates the given factory.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceListFactoryInterface      $decoratedFactory The decorated factory
+     * @param null|PropertyAccessorInterface  $propertyAccessor The used property accessor
+     */
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListFactoryInterface $decoratedFactory, PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null)
+    {
+        $this->decoratedFactory = $decoratedFactory;
+        $this->propertyAccessor = $propertyAccessor ?: PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the decorated factory.
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListFactoryInterface The decorated factory
+     */
+    public function getDecoratedFactory()
+    {
+        return $this->decoratedFactory;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @param array|\Traversable                $choices The choices
+     * @param null|callable|string|PropertyPath $value   The callable or path for
+     *                                                   generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     */
+    public function createListFromChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            $value = new PropertyPath($value);
+        }
+
+        if ($value instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $accessor = $this->propertyAccessor;
+            $value = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $value) {
+                return $accessor->getValue($choice, $value);
+            };
+        }
+
+        return $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromChoices($choices, $value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @param array|\Traversable                $choices The choices
+     * @param null|callable|string|PropertyPath $value   The callable or path for
+     *                                                   generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     *
+     * @deprecated Added for backwards compatibility in Symfony 2.7, to be
+     *             removed in Symfony 3.0.
+     */
+    public function createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value = null)
+    {
+        // Property paths are not supported here, because array keys can never
+        // be objects
+        return $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceLoaderInterface             $loader  The choice loader
+     * @param null|callable|string|PropertyPath $value   The callable or path for
+     *                                                   generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The choice list
+     */
+    public function createListFromLoader(ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader, $value = null)
+    {
+        if (is_string($value)) {
+            $value = new PropertyPath($value);
+        }
+
+        if ($value instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $accessor = $this->propertyAccessor;
+            $value = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $value) {
+                return $accessor->getValue($choice, $value);
+            };
+        }
+
+        return $this->decoratedFactory->createListFromLoader($loader, $value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceListInterface                           $list             The choice list
+     * @param null|array|callable|PropertyPath              $preferredChoices The preferred choices
+     * @param null|callable|PropertyPath                    $label            The callable or path
+     *                                                                        generating the choice labels
+     * @param null|callable|PropertyPath                    $index            The callable or path
+     *                                                                        generating the view indices
+     * @param null|array|\Traversable|callable|PropertyPath $groupBy          The callable or path
+     *                                                                        generating the group names
+     * @param null|array|callable|PropertyPath              $attr             The callable or path
+     *                                                                        generating the HTML attributes
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListView The choice list view
+     */
+    public function createView(ChoiceListInterface $list, $preferredChoices = null, $label = null, $index = null, $groupBy = null, $attr = null)
+    {
+        $accessor = $this->propertyAccessor;
+
+        if (is_string($label)) {
+            $label = new PropertyPath($label);
+        }
+
+        if ($label instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $label = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $label) {
+                return $accessor->getValue($choice, $label);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($preferredChoices)) {
+            $preferredChoices = new PropertyPath($preferredChoices);
+        }
+
+        if ($preferredChoices instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $preferredChoices = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $preferredChoices) {
+                try {
+                    return $accessor->getValue($choice, $preferredChoices);
+                } catch (UnexpectedTypeException $e) {
+                    // Assume not preferred if not readable
+                    return false;
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($index)) {
+            $index = new PropertyPath($index);
+        }
+
+        if ($index instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $index = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $index) {
+                return $accessor->getValue($choice, $index);
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($groupBy)) {
+            $groupBy = new PropertyPath($groupBy);
+        }
+
+        if ($groupBy instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $groupBy = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $groupBy) {
+                try {
+                    return $accessor->getValue($choice, $groupBy);
+                } catch (UnexpectedTypeException $e) {
+                    // Don't group if path is not readable
+                }
+            };
+        }
+
+        if (is_string($attr)) {
+            $attr = new PropertyPath($attr);
+        }
+
+        if ($attr instanceof PropertyPath) {
+            $attr = function ($choice) use ($accessor, $attr) {
+                return $accessor->getValue($choice, $attr);
+            };
+        }
+
+        return $this->decoratedFactory->createView($list, $preferredChoices, $label, $index, $groupBy, $attr);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..91e6bfe4088d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+
+/**
+ * A choice list that loads its choices lazily.
+ *
+ * The choices are fetched using a {@link ChoiceLoaderInterface} instance.
+ * If only {@link getChoicesForValues()} or {@link getValuesForChoices()} is
+ * called, the choice list is only loaded partially for improved performance.
+ *
+ * Once {@link getChoices()} or {@link getValues()} is called, the list is
+ * loaded fully.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class LazyChoiceList implements ChoiceListInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * The choice loader.
+     *
+     * @var ChoiceLoaderInterface
+     */
+    private $loader;
+
+    /**
+     * The callable creating string values for each choice.
+     *
+     * If null, choices are simply cast to strings.
+     *
+     * @var null|callable
+     */
+    private $value;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    private $loadedList;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a lazily-loaded list using the given loader.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader The choice loader
+     * @param null|callable         $value  The callable generating the choice
+     *                                      values
+     */
+    public function __construct(ChoiceLoaderInterface $loader, $value = null)
+    {
+        $this->loader = $loader;
+        $this->value = $value;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoices()
+    {
+        if (!$this->loadedList) {
+            $this->loadedList = $this->loader->loadChoiceList($this->value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadedList->getChoices();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValues()
+    {
+        if (!$this->loadedList) {
+            $this->loadedList = $this->loader->loadChoiceList($this->value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadedList->getValues();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getChoicesForValues(array $values)
+    {
+        if (!$this->loadedList) {
+            return $this->loader->loadChoicesForValues($values, $this->value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadedList->getChoicesForValues($values);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getValuesForChoices(array $choices)
+    {
+        if (!$this->loadedList) {
+            return $this->loader->loadValuesForChoices($choices, $this->value);
+        }
+
+        return $this->loadedList->getValuesForChoices($choices);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Loader/ChoiceLoaderInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Loader/ChoiceLoaderInterface.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9171fe3f1653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/Loader/ChoiceLoaderInterface.php
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Loads a choice list.
+ *
+ * The methods {@link loadChoicesForValues()} and {@link loadValuesForChoices()}
+ * can be used to load the list only partially in cases where a fully-loaded
+ * list is not necessary.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+interface ChoiceLoaderInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * Loads a list of choices.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param null|callable $value The callable which generates the values
+     *                             from choices
+     *
+     * @return ChoiceListInterface The loaded choice list
+     */
+    public function loadChoiceList($value = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the choices corresponding to the given values.
+     *
+     * The choices are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding values in the given array.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param string[] $values     An array of choice values. Non-existing
+     *                             values in this array are ignored
+     * @param null|callable $value The callable generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return array An array of choices
+     */
+    public function loadChoicesForValues(array $values, $value = null);
+
+    /**
+     * Loads the values corresponding to the given choices.
+     *
+     * The values are returned with the same keys and in the same order as the
+     * corresponding choices in the given array.
+     *
+     * Optionally, a callable can be passed for generating the choice values.
+     * The callable receives the choice as first and the array key as the second
+     * argument.
+     *
+     * @param array $choices       An array of choices. Non-existing choices in
+     *                             this array are ignored
+     * @param null|callable $value The callable generating the choice values
+     *
+     * @return string[] An array of choice values
+     */
+    public function loadValuesForChoices(array $choices, $value = null);
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceGroupView.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceGroupView.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8e5962036969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceGroupView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a group of choices in templates.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ChoiceGroupView implements \IteratorAggregate
+{
+    /**
+     * The label of the group
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $label;
+
+    /**
+     * The choice views in the group
+     *
+     * @var ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[]
+     */
+    public $choices;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new choice group view.
+     *
+     * @param string $label                           The label of the group.
+     * @param ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[] $choices The choice views in the
+     *                                                group.
+     */
+    public function __construct($label, array $choices = array())
+    {
+        $this->label = $label;
+        $this->choices = $choices;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getIterator()
+    {
+        return new \ArrayIterator($this->choices);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceListView.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceListView.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9641f4b1d943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceListView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a choice list in templates.
+ *
+ * A choice list contains choices and optionally preferred choices which are
+ * displayed in the very beginning of the list. Both choices and preferred
+ * choices may be grouped in {@link ChoiceGroupView} instances.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ChoiceListView
+{
+    /**
+     * The choices.
+     *
+     * @var ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[]
+     */
+    public $choices;
+
+    /**
+     * The preferred choices.
+     *
+     * @var ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[]
+     */
+    public $preferredChoices;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new choice list view.
+     *
+     * @param ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[] $choices          The choice views.
+     * @param ChoiceGroupView[]|ChoiceView[] $preferredChoices The preferred
+     *                                                         choice views.
+     */
+    public function __construct(array $choices = array(), array $preferredChoices = array())
+    {
+        $this->choices = $choices;
+        $this->preferredChoices = $preferredChoices;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceView.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceView.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ded2a55b30ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/ChoiceList/View/ChoiceView.php
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a choice in templates.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ChoiceView
+{
+    /**
+     * The label displayed to humans.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $label;
+
+    /**
+     * The view representation of the choice.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public $value;
+
+    /**
+     * The original choice value.
+     *
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    public $data;
+
+    /**
+     * Additional attributes for the HTML tag.
+     *
+     * @var array
+     */
+    public $attr;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new choice view.
+     *
+     * @param string $label The label displayed to humans
+     * @param string $value The view representation of the choice
+     * @param mixed  $data  The original choice
+     * @param array  $attr  Additional attributes for the HTML tag
+     */
+    public function __construct($label, $value, $data, array $attr = array())
+    {
+        $this->label = $label;
+        $this->value = $value;
+        $this->data = $data;
+        $this->attr = $attr;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceList.php
index 9d2a1c42a46c..2f7b287b63e8 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceList.php
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@
  * <code>
  * $choices = array(true, false);
  * $labels = array('Agree', 'Disagree');
- * $choiceList = new ChoiceList($choices, $labels);
+ * $choiceList = new ArrayChoiceList($choices, $labels);
  * </code>
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\ArrayChoiceList} instead.
  */
 class ChoiceList implements ChoiceListInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
index 8f09179a2a8f..22354e09d852 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ChoiceListInterface.php
@@ -25,23 +25,13 @@
  *              in the HTML "value" attribute.
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface}
+ *             instead.
  */
-interface ChoiceListInterface
+interface ChoiceListInterface extends \Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface
 {
-    /**
-     * Returns the list of choices.
-     *
-     * @return array The choices with their indices as keys
-     */
-    public function getChoices();
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the values for the choices.
-     *
-     * @return array The values with the corresponding choice indices as keys
-     */
-    public function getValues();
-
     /**
      * Returns the choice views of the preferred choices as nested array with
      * the choice groups as top-level keys.
@@ -92,37 +82,6 @@ public function getPreferredViews();
      */
     public function getRemainingViews();
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the choices corresponding to the given values.
-     *
-     * The choices can have any data type.
-     *
-     * The choices must be returned with the same keys and in the same order
-     * as the corresponding values in the given array.
-     *
-     * @param array $values An array of choice values. Not existing values in
-     *                      this array are ignored
-     *
-     * @return array An array of choices with ascending, 0-based numeric keys
-     */
-    public function getChoicesForValues(array $values);
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the values corresponding to the given choices.
-     *
-     * The values must be strings.
-     *
-     * The values must be returned with the same keys and in the same order
-     * as the corresponding choices in the given array.
-     *
-     * @param array $choices An array of choices. Not existing choices in this
-     *                       array are ignored
-     *
-     * @return array An array of choice values with ascending, 0-based numeric
-     *               keys
-     */
-    public function getValuesForChoices(array $choices);
-
     /**
      * Returns the indices corresponding to the given choices.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
index ee136f79780f..24232bc1d67a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceList.php
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
  * which should return a ChoiceListInterface instance.
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\LazyChoiceList}
+ *             instead.
  */
 abstract class LazyChoiceList implements ChoiceListInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ObjectChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ObjectChoiceList.php
index a20d19455577..606de43af3ef 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ObjectChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/ObjectChoiceList.php
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
  * </code>
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\ArrayChoiceList}
+ *             instead.
  */
 class ObjectChoiceList extends ChoiceList
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/SimpleChoiceList.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/SimpleChoiceList.php
index 8d4ddd12423e..50a3eb5f4a29 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/SimpleChoiceList.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/ChoiceList/SimpleChoiceList.php
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
  * </code>
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\ArrayKeyChoiceList}
+ *             instead.
  */
 class SimpleChoiceList extends ChoiceList
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/CoreExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/CoreExtension.php
index a0153a57eb70..231994258e8d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/CoreExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/CoreExtension.php
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractExtension;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\CachingFactoryDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccess;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
 
 /**
  * Represents the main form extension, which loads the core functionality.
@@ -21,13 +26,29 @@
  */
 class CoreExtension extends AbstractExtension
 {
+    /**
+     * @var PropertyAccessorInterface
+     */
+    private $propertyAccessor;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
+     */
+    private $choiceListFactory;
+
+    public function __construct(PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null, ChoiceListFactoryInterface $choiceListFactory = null)
+    {
+        $this->propertyAccessor = $propertyAccessor ?: PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor();
+        $this->choiceListFactory = $choiceListFactory ?: new CachingFactoryDecorator(new PropertyAccessDecorator(new DefaultChoiceListFactory(), $this->propertyAccessor));
+    }
+
     protected function loadTypes()
     {
         return array(
-            new Type\FormType(PropertyAccess::createPropertyAccessor()),
+            new Type\FormType($this->propertyAccessor),
             new Type\BirthdayType(),
             new Type\CheckboxType(),
-            new Type\ChoiceType(),
+            new Type\ChoiceType($this->choiceListFactory),
             new Type\CollectionType(),
             new Type\CountryType(),
             new Type\DateType(),
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/CheckboxListMapper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/CheckboxListMapper.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d87196475fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/CheckboxListMapper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataMapper;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\DataMapperInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
+
+/**
+ * Maps choices to/from checkbox forms.
+ *
+ * A {@link ChoiceListInterface} implementation is used to find the
+ * corresponding string values for the choices. Each checkbox form whose "value"
+ * option corresponds to any of the selected values is marked as selected.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class CheckboxListMapper implements DataMapperInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    private $choiceList;
+
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListInterface $choiceList)
+    {
+        $this->choiceList = $choiceList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function mapDataToForms($choices, $checkboxes)
+    {
+        if (null === $choices) {
+            $choices = array();
+        }
+
+        if (!is_array($choices)) {
+            throw new TransformationFailedException('Expected an array.');
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $valueMap = array_flip($this->choiceList->getValuesForChoices($choices));
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            throw new TransformationFailedException(
+                'Can not read the choices from the choice list.',
+                $e->getCode(),
+                $e
+            );
+        }
+
+        foreach ($checkboxes as $checkbox) {
+            $value = $checkbox->getConfig()->getOption('value');
+            $checkbox->setData(isset($valueMap[$value]) ? true : false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function mapFormsToData($checkboxes, &$choices)
+    {
+        $values = array();
+
+        foreach ($checkboxes as $checkbox) {
+            if ($checkbox->getData()) {
+                // construct an array of choice values
+                $values[] = $checkbox->getConfig()->getOption('value');
+            }
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $choices = $this->choiceList->getChoicesForValues($values);
+        } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            throw new TransformationFailedException(
+                'Can not read the values from the choice list.',
+                $e->getCode(),
+                $e
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/PropertyPathMapper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/PropertyPathMapper.php
index 2208f26d1e5d..736752a41e19 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/PropertyPathMapper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/PropertyPathMapper.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyAccessorInterface;
 
 /**
- * A data mapper using property paths to read/write data.
+ * Maps arrays/objects to/from forms using property paths.
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
  */
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class PropertyPathMapper implements DataMapperInterface
     /**
      * Creates a new property path mapper.
      *
-     * @param PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor
+     * @param PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor The property accessor
      */
     public function __construct(PropertyAccessorInterface $propertyAccessor = null)
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/RadioListMapper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/RadioListMapper.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aecdb2fad0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataMapper/RadioListMapper.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataMapper;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\DataMapperInterface;
+
+/**
+ * Maps choices to/from radio forms.
+ *
+ * A {@link ChoiceListInterface} implementation is used to find the
+ * corresponding string values for the choices. The radio form whose "value"
+ * option corresponds to the selected value is marked as selected.
+ *
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class RadioListMapper implements DataMapperInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * @var ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    private $choiceList;
+
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListInterface $choiceList)
+    {
+        $this->choiceList = $choiceList;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function mapDataToForms($choice, $radios)
+    {
+        $valueMap = array_flip($this->choiceList->getValuesForChoices(array($choice)));
+
+        foreach ($radios as $radio) {
+            $value = $radio->getConfig()->getOption('value');
+            $radio->setData(isset($valueMap[$value]) ? true : false);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function mapFormsToData($radios, &$choice)
+    {
+        $choice = null;
+
+        foreach ($radios as $radio) {
+            if ($radio->getData()) {
+                if ('placeholder' === $radio->getName()) {
+                    $choice = null;
+
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                $value = $radio->getConfig()->getOption('value');
+                $choice = current($this->choiceList->getChoicesForValues(array($value)));
+
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
index a91ed55c3125..a0b5039317b5 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\DataTransformerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
 
 /**
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\LazyChoiceList}
+ *             instead.
  */
 class ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer implements DataTransformerInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformer.php
index 087faf4d3b4e..1c8378262135 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoiceToValueTransformer.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Component\Form\DataTransformerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
 
 /**
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function reverseTransform($value)
             throw new TransformationFailedException('Expected a scalar.');
         }
 
-        // These are now valid ChoiceList values, so we can return null
+        // These are now valid ArrayChoiceList values, so we can return null
         // right away
         if ('' === $value || null === $value) {
             return;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
index f1f13fda2884..c38c36332901 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer.php
@@ -11,12 +11,16 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\DataTransformerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
 
 /**
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ *
+ * @deprecated Deprecated since Symfony 2.7, to be removed in Symfony 3.0.
+ *             Use {@link \Symfony\Component\Form\ArrayChoiceList\LazyChoiceList}
+ *             instead.
  */
 class ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer implements DataTransformerInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformer.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformer.php
index 0ee0b0fefd5f..0a1f2f028863 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformer.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/DataTransformer/ChoicesToValuesTransformer.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\DataTransformerInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
 
 /**
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixCheckboxInputListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixCheckboxInputListener.php
index b201802fbcff..297987f79972 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixCheckboxInputListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixCheckboxInputListener.php
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener;
 
+use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
-use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 
 /**
  * Takes care of converting the input from a list of checkboxes to a correctly
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixRadioInputListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixRadioInputListener.php
index c5f871756bab..d5067b6e3350 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixRadioInputListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/EventListener/FixRadioInputListener.php
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventSubscriberInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 
 /**
  * Takes care of converting the input from a single radio button
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
index 5b52b4ad96a7..7e80a00bdec9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceType.php
@@ -12,19 +12,25 @@
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\Type;
 
 use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\TransformationFailedException;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataMapper\RadioListMapper;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataMapper\CheckboxListMapper;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilderInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormView;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\LogicException;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\SimpleChoiceList;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener\FixRadioInputListener;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener\FixCheckboxInputListener;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\EventListener\MergeCollectionListener;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoiceToValueTransformer;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoicesToValuesTransformer;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\DataTransformer\ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Options;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolver;
 
@@ -33,54 +39,111 @@ class ChoiceType extends AbstractType
     /**
      * Caches created choice lists.
      *
-     * @var array
+     * @var ChoiceListFactoryInterface
      */
-    private $choiceListCache = array();
+    private $choiceListFactory;
+
+    public function __construct(ChoiceListFactoryInterface $choiceListFactory = null)
+    {
+        $this->choiceListFactory = $choiceListFactory ?: new PropertyAccessDecorator(new DefaultChoiceListFactory());
+    }
 
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
-        if (!$options['choice_list'] && !is_array($options['choices']) && !$options['choices'] instanceof \Traversable) {
-            throw new LogicException('Either the option "choices" or "choice_list" must be set.');
-        }
-
         if ($options['expanded']) {
+            $builder->setDataMapper($options['multiple']
+                ? new CheckboxListMapper($options['choice_list'])
+                : new RadioListMapper($options['choice_list']));
+
             // Initialize all choices before doing the index check below.
             // This helps in cases where index checks are optimized for non
             // initialized choice lists. For example, when using an SQL driver,
             // the index check would read in one SQL query and the initialization
             // requires another SQL query. When the initialization is done first,
             // one SQL query is sufficient.
-            $preferredViews = $options['choice_list']->getPreferredViews();
-            $remainingViews = $options['choice_list']->getRemainingViews();
+
+            $choiceListView = $this->createChoiceListView($options['choice_list'], $options);
+            $builder->setAttribute('choice_list_view', $choiceListView);
 
             // Check if the choices already contain the empty value
-            // Only add the empty value option if this is not the case
+            // Only add the placeholder option if this is not the case
             if (null !== $options['placeholder'] && 0 === count($options['choice_list']->getChoicesForValues(array('')))) {
-                $placeholderView = new ChoiceView(null, '', $options['placeholder']);
+                $placeholderView = new ChoiceView($options['placeholder'], '', null);
 
-                // "placeholder" is a reserved index
-                $this->addSubForms($builder, array('placeholder' => $placeholderView), $options);
+                // "placeholder" is a reserved name
+                $this->addSubForm($builder, 'placeholder', $placeholderView, $options);
             }
 
-            $this->addSubForms($builder, $preferredViews, $options);
-            $this->addSubForms($builder, $remainingViews, $options);
+            $this->addSubForms($builder, $choiceListView->preferredChoices, $options);
+            $this->addSubForms($builder, $choiceListView->choices, $options);
 
-            if ($options['multiple']) {
-                $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoicesToBooleanArrayTransformer($options['choice_list']));
-                $builder->addEventSubscriber(new FixCheckboxInputListener($options['choice_list']), 10);
-            } else {
-                $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoiceToBooleanArrayTransformer($options['choice_list'], $builder->has('placeholder')));
-                $builder->addEventSubscriber(new FixRadioInputListener($options['choice_list'], $builder->has('placeholder')), 10);
+            // Make sure that scalar, submitted values are converted to arrays
+            // which can be submitted to the checkboxes/radio buttons
+            $builder->addEventListener(FormEvents::PRE_SUBMIT, function (FormEvent $event) {
+                $form = $event->getForm();
+                $data = $event->getData();
+
+                // Convert the submitted data to a string, if scalar, before
+                // casting it to an array
+                if (!is_array($data)) {
+                    $data = (array) (string) $data;
+                }
+
+                // A map from submitted values to integers
+                $valueMap = array_flip($data);
+
+                // Make a copy of the value map to determine whether any unknown
+                // values were submitted
+                $unknownValues = $valueMap;
+
+                // Reconstruct the data as mapping from child names to values
+                $data = array();
+
+                foreach ($form as $child) {
+                    $value = $child->getConfig()->getOption('value');
+
+                    // Add the value to $data with the child's name as key
+                    if (isset($valueMap[$value])) {
+                        $data[$child->getName()] = $value;
+                        unset($unknownValues[$value]);
+                        continue;
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // The empty value is always known, independent of whether a
+                // field exists for it or not
+                unset($unknownValues['']);
+
+                // Throw exception if unknown values were submitted
+                if (count($unknownValues) > 0) {
+                    throw new TransformationFailedException(sprintf(
+                        'The choices "%s" do not exist in the choice list.',
+                        implode('", "', array_keys($unknownValues))
+                    ));
+                }
+
+                $event->setData($data);
+            });
+
+            if (!$options['multiple']) {
+                // For radio lists, transform empty arrays to null
+                // This is kind of a hack necessary because the RadioListMapper
+                // is not invoked for forms without choices
+                $builder->addEventListener(FormEvents::SUBMIT, function (FormEvent $event) {
+                    if (array() === $event->getData()) {
+                        $event->setData(null);
+                    }
+                });
             }
+        } elseif ($options['multiple']) {
+            // <select> tag with "multiple" option
+            $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoicesToValuesTransformer($options['choice_list']));
         } else {
-            if ($options['multiple']) {
-                $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoicesToValuesTransformer($options['choice_list']));
-            } else {
-                $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoiceToValueTransformer($options['choice_list']));
-            }
+            // <select> tag without "multiple" option
+            $builder->addViewTransformer(new ChoiceToValueTransformer($options['choice_list']));
         }
 
         if ($options['multiple'] && $options['by_reference']) {
@@ -95,11 +158,16 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
      */
     public function buildView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options)
     {
+        /** @var ChoiceListView $choiceListView */
+        $choiceListView = $form->getConfig()->hasAttribute('choice_list_view')
+            ? $form->getConfig()->getAttribute('choice_list_view')
+            : $this->createChoiceListView($options['choice_list'], $options);
+
         $view->vars = array_replace($view->vars, array(
             'multiple' => $options['multiple'],
             'expanded' => $options['expanded'],
-            'preferred_choices' => $options['choice_list']->getPreferredViews(),
-            'choices' => $options['choice_list']->getRemainingViews(),
+            'preferred_choices' => $choiceListView->preferredChoices,
+            'choices' => $choiceListView->choices,
             'separator' => '-------------------',
             'placeholder' => null,
         ));
@@ -163,20 +231,39 @@ public function finishView(FormView $view, FormInterface $form, array $options)
      */
     public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
     {
-        $choiceListCache = &$this->choiceListCache;
+        $choiceListFactory = $this->choiceListFactory;
+
+        $choiceList = function (Options $options) use ($choiceListFactory) {
+            if (null !== $options['choice_loader']) {
+                // Due to a bug in OptionsResolver, the choices haven't been
+                // validated yet at this point. Remove the if statement once that
+                // bug is resolved
+                if (!$options['choice_loader'] instanceof ChoiceLoaderInterface) {
+                    return;
+                }
+
+                return $choiceListFactory->createListFromLoader(
+                    $options['choice_loader'],
+                    $options['choice_value']
+                );
+            }
 
-        $choiceList = function (Options $options) use (&$choiceListCache) {
             // Harden against NULL values (like in EntityType and ModelType)
             $choices = null !== $options['choices'] ? $options['choices'] : array();
 
-            // Reuse existing choice lists in order to increase performance
-            $hash = hash('sha256', serialize(array($choices, $options['preferred_choices'])));
+            // Due to a bug in OptionsResolver, the choices haven't been
+            // validated yet at this point. Remove the if statement once that
+            // bug is resolved
+            if (!is_array($choices) && !$choices instanceof \Traversable) {
+                return;
+            }
 
-            if (!isset($choiceListCache[$hash])) {
-                $choiceListCache[$hash] = new SimpleChoiceList($choices, $options['preferred_choices']);
+            // BC when choices are in the keys, not in the values
+            if (!$options['choices_as_values']) {
+                return $choiceListFactory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $options['choice_value']);
             }
 
-            return $choiceListCache[$hash];
+            return $choiceListFactory->createListFromChoices($choices, $options['choice_value']);
         };
 
         $emptyData = function (Options $options) {
@@ -219,9 +306,16 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
         $resolver->setDefaults(array(
             'multiple' => false,
             'expanded' => false,
-            'choice_list' => $choiceList,
+            'choice_list' => $choiceList, // deprecated
             'choices' => array(),
+            'choices_as_values' => false,
+            'choice_loader' => null,
+            'choice_label' => null,
+            'choice_name' => null,
+            'choice_value' => null,
+            'choice_attr' => null,
             'preferred_choices' => array(),
+            'group_by' => null,
             'empty_data' => $emptyData,
             'empty_value' => $emptyValue, // deprecated
             'placeholder' => $placeholder,
@@ -236,7 +330,16 @@ public function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver)
         $resolver->setNormalizer('empty_value', $placeholderNormalizer);
         $resolver->setNormalizer('placeholder', $placeholderNormalizer);
 
-        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_list', array('null', 'Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_list', array('null', 'Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choices', array('null', 'array', '\Traversable'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choices_as_values', 'bool');
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_loader', array('null', 'Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_label', array('null', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_name', array('null', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_value', array('null', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('choice_attr', array('null', 'array', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('preferred_choices', array('array', '\Traversable', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
+        $resolver->setAllowedTypes('group_by', array('null', 'array', '\Traversable', 'string', 'callable', 'string', 'Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath'));
     }
 
     /**
@@ -247,6 +350,21 @@ public function getName()
         return 'choice';
     }
 
+    private static function flipRecursive($choices, &$output = array())
+    {
+        foreach ($choices as $key => $value) {
+            if (is_array($value)) {
+                $output[$key] = array();
+                self::flipRecursive($value, $output[$key]);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $output[$value] = $key;
+        }
+
+        return $output;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds the sub fields for an expanded choice field.
      *
@@ -256,29 +374,69 @@ public function getName()
      */
     private function addSubForms(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $choiceViews, array $options)
     {
-        foreach ($choiceViews as $i => $choiceView) {
+        foreach ($choiceViews as $name => $choiceView) {
+            // Flatten groups
             if (is_array($choiceView)) {
-                // Flatten groups
                 $this->addSubForms($builder, $choiceView, $options);
-            } else {
-                $choiceOpts = array(
-                    'value' => $choiceView->value,
-                    'label' => $choiceView->label,
-                    'translation_domain' => $options['translation_domain'],
-                    'block_name' => 'entry',
-                );
-
-                if ($options['multiple']) {
-                    $choiceType = 'checkbox';
-                    // The user can check 0 or more checkboxes. If required
-                    // is true, he is required to check all of them.
-                    $choiceOpts['required'] = false;
-                } else {
-                    $choiceType = 'radio';
-                }
+                continue;
+            }
 
-                $builder->add($i, $choiceType, $choiceOpts);
+            if ($choiceView instanceof ChoiceGroupView) {
+                $this->addSubForms($builder, $choiceView->choices, $options);
+                continue;
             }
+
+            $this->addSubForm($builder, $name, $choiceView, $options);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param FormBuilderInterface $builder
+     * @param                      $name
+     * @param                      $choiceView
+     * @param array                $options
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    private function addSubForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, $name, ChoiceView $choiceView, array $options)
+    {
+        $choiceOpts = array(
+            'value' => $choiceView->value,
+            'label' => $choiceView->label,
+            'attr' => $choiceView->attr,
+            'translation_domain' => $options['translation_domain'],
+            'block_name' => 'entry',
+        );
+
+        if ($options['multiple']) {
+            $choiceType = 'checkbox';
+            // The user can check 0 or more checkboxes. If required
+            // is true, he is required to check all of them.
+            $choiceOpts['required'] = false;
+        } else {
+            $choiceType = 'radio';
         }
+
+        $builder->add($name, $choiceType, $choiceOpts);
+    }
+
+    private function createChoiceListView(ChoiceListInterface $choiceList, array $options)
+    {
+        // If no explicit grouping information is given, use the structural
+        // information from the "choices" option for creating groups
+        if (!$options['group_by'] && $options['choices']) {
+            $options['group_by'] = !$options['choices_as_values']
+                ? ChoiceType::flipRecursive($options['choices'])
+                : $options['choices'];
+        }
+
+        return $this->choiceListFactory->createView(
+            $choiceList,
+            $options['preferred_choices'],
+            $options['choice_label'],
+            $options['choice_name'],
+            $options['group_by'],
+            $options['choice_attr']
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/View/ChoiceView.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/View/ChoiceView.php
index 97cdd214c28f..65d7af246478 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/View/ChoiceView.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Extension/Core/View/ChoiceView.php
@@ -16,29 +16,8 @@
  *
  * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
  */
-class ChoiceView
+class ChoiceView extends \Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView
 {
-    /**
-     * The original choice value.
-     *
-     * @var mixed
-     */
-    public $data;
-
-    /**
-     * The view representation of the choice.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    public $value;
-
-    /**
-     * The label displayed to humans.
-     *
-     * @var string
-     */
-    public $label;
-
     /**
      * Creates a new ChoiceView.
      *
@@ -48,8 +27,6 @@ class ChoiceView
      */
     public function __construct($data, $value, $label)
     {
-        $this->data = $data;
-        $this->value = $value;
-        $this->label = $label;
+        parent::__construct($label, $value, $data);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
index 6375542b2834..3bf84d71c82c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/AbstractLayoutTest.php
@@ -516,6 +516,28 @@ public function testSingleChoice()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testSingleChoiceAttributes()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', '&a', array(
+            'choices' => array('&a' => 'Choice&A', '&b' => 'Choice&B'),
+            'choice_attr' => array('Choice&B' => array('class' => 'foo&bar')),
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertWidgetMatchesXpath($form->createView(), array(),
+'/select
+    [@name="name"]
+    [not(@required)]
+    [
+        ./option[@value="&a"][@selected="selected"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::option[@value="&b"][@class="foo&bar"][not(@selected)][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
+    ]
+    [count(./option)=2]
+'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSingleChoiceWithPreferred()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', '&a', array(
@@ -776,6 +798,30 @@ public function testMultipleChoice()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testMultipleChoiceAttributes()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', array('&a'), array(
+            'choices' => array('&a' => 'Choice&A', '&b' => 'Choice&B'),
+            'choice_attr' => array('Choice&B' => array('class' => 'foo&bar')),
+            'required' => true,
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertWidgetMatchesXpath($form->createView(), array(),
+'/select
+    [@name="name[]"]
+    [@required="required"]
+    [@multiple="multiple"]
+    [
+        ./option[@value="&a"][@selected="selected"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::option[@value="&b"][@class="foo&bar"][not(@selected)][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
+    ]
+    [count(./option)=2]
+'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testMultipleChoiceSkipsPlaceholder()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', array('&a'), array(
@@ -842,6 +888,29 @@ public function testSingleChoiceExpanded()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testSingleChoiceExpandedAttributes()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', '&a', array(
+            'choices' => array('&a' => 'Choice&A', '&b' => 'Choice&B'),
+            'choice_attr' => array('Choice&B' => array('class' => 'foo&bar')),
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertWidgetMatchesXpath($form->createView(), array(),
+'/div
+    [
+        ./input[@type="radio"][@name="name"][@id="name_0"][@value="&a"][@checked]
+        /following-sibling::label[@for="name_0"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::input[@type="radio"][@name="name"][@id="name_1"][@value="&b"][@class="foo&bar"][not(@checked)]
+        /following-sibling::label[@for="name_1"][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::input[@type="hidden"][@id="name__token"]
+    ]
+    [count(./input)=3]
+'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testSingleChoiceExpandedWithPlaceholder()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', '&a', array(
@@ -914,6 +983,32 @@ public function testMultipleChoiceExpanded()
         );
     }
 
+    public function testMultipleChoiceExpandedAttributes()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', array('&a', '&c'), array(
+            'choices' => array('&a' => 'Choice&A', '&b' => 'Choice&B', '&c' => 'Choice&C'),
+            'choice_attr' => array('Choice&B' => array('class' => 'foo&bar')),
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => true,
+        ));
+
+        $this->assertWidgetMatchesXpath($form->createView(), array(),
+'/div
+    [
+        ./input[@type="checkbox"][@name="name[]"][@id="name_0"][@checked][not(@required)]
+        /following-sibling::label[@for="name_0"][.="[trans]Choice&A[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::input[@type="checkbox"][@name="name[]"][@id="name_1"][@class="foo&bar"][not(@checked)][not(@required)]
+        /following-sibling::label[@for="name_1"][.="[trans]Choice&B[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::input[@type="checkbox"][@name="name[]"][@id="name_2"][@checked][not(@required)]
+        /following-sibling::label[@for="name_2"][.="[trans]Choice&C[/trans]"]
+        /following-sibling::input[@type="hidden"][@id="name__token"]
+    ]
+    [count(./input)=4]
+'
+        );
+    }
+
     public function testCountry()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'country', 'AT');
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/AbstractChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/AbstractChoiceListTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0805238f7f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/AbstractChoiceListTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+abstract class AbstractChoiceListTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    protected $list;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $choices;
+
+    /**
+     * @var array
+     */
+    protected $values;
+
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    protected $choice1;
+
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    protected $choice2;
+
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    protected $choice3;
+
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     */
+    protected $choice4;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $value1;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $value2;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $value3;
+
+    /**
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $value4;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->list = $this->createChoiceList();
+
+        $this->choices = $this->getChoices();
+        $this->values = $this->getValues();
+
+        // allow access to the individual entries without relying on their indices
+        reset($this->choices);
+        reset($this->values);
+
+        for ($i = 1; $i <= 4; ++$i) {
+            $this->{'choice'.$i} = current($this->choices);
+            $this->{'value'.$i} = current($this->values);
+
+            next($this->choices);
+            next($this->values);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoices()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->choices, $this->list->getChoices());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValues()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame($this->values, $this->list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValues()
+    {
+        $values = array($this->value1, $this->value2);
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->choice1, $this->choice2), $this->list->getChoicesForValues($values));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesPreservesKeys()
+    {
+        $values = array(5 => $this->value1, 8 => $this->value2);
+        $this->assertSame(array(5 => $this->choice1, 8 => $this->choice2), $this->list->getChoicesForValues($values));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesPreservesOrder()
+    {
+        $values = array($this->value2, $this->value1);
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->choice2, $this->choice1), $this->list->getChoicesForValues($values));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesIgnoresNonExistingValues()
+    {
+        $values = array($this->value1, $this->value2, 'foobar');
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->choice1, $this->choice2), $this->list->getChoicesForValues($values));
+    }
+
+    // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/3446
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesEmpty()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array()));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoices()
+    {
+        $choices = array($this->choice1, $this->choice2);
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->value1, $this->value2), $this->list->getValuesForChoices($choices));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesPreservesKeys()
+    {
+        $choices = array(5 => $this->choice1, 8 => $this->choice2);
+        $this->assertSame(array(5 => $this->value1, 8 => $this->value2), $this->list->getValuesForChoices($choices));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesPreservesOrder()
+    {
+        $choices = array($this->choice2, $this->choice1);
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->value2, $this->value1), $this->list->getValuesForChoices($choices));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesIgnoresNonExistingChoices()
+    {
+        $choices = array($this->choice1, $this->choice2, 'foobar');
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->value1, $this->value2), $this->list->getValuesForChoices($choices));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesEmpty()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array()));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return \Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface
+     */
+    abstract protected function createChoiceList();
+
+    abstract protected function getChoices();
+
+    abstract protected function getValues();
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34b22fe04177
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayChoiceListTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ArrayChoiceList;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ArrayChoiceListTest extends AbstractChoiceListTest
+{
+    private $object;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->object = new \stdClass();
+    }
+
+    protected function createChoiceList()
+    {
+        return new ArrayChoiceList($this->getChoices(), $this->getValues());
+    }
+
+    protected function getChoices()
+    {
+        return array(0, 1, '1', 'a', false, true, $this->object);
+    }
+
+    protected function getValues()
+    {
+        return array('0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testFailIfKeyMismatch()
+    {
+        new ArrayChoiceList(array(0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'), array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b'));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceListTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74cf2afb4a2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/ArrayKeyChoiceListTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ArrayKeyChoiceList;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class ArrayKeyChoiceListTest extends AbstractChoiceListTest
+{
+    private $object;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->object = new \stdClass();
+    }
+
+    protected function createChoiceList()
+    {
+        return new ArrayKeyChoiceList($this->getChoices(), $this->getValues());
+    }
+
+    protected function getChoices()
+    {
+        return array(0, 1, 'a', 'b', '');
+    }
+
+    protected function getValues()
+    {
+        return array('0', '1', 'a', 'b', '');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testFailIfKeyMismatch()
+    {
+        new ArrayKeyChoiceList(array(0 => 'a', 1 => 'b'), array(1 => 'a', 2 => 'b'));
+    }
+
+    public function testUseChoicesAsValuesByDefault()
+    {
+        $list = new ArrayKeyChoiceList(array(1 => '', 3 => 0, 7 => '1', 10 => 1.23));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(1 => '', 3 => '0', 7 => '1', 10 => '1.23'), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testNoChoices()
+    {
+        $list = new ArrayKeyChoiceList(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesConvertsValuesToStrings()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(0), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(0)));
+        $this->assertSame(array(0), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('0')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(1)));
+        $this->assertSame(array(1), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('1')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('a'), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('a')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('b'), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('b')));
+        $this->assertSame(array(''), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('')));
+        // "1" === (string) true
+        $this->assertSame(array(1), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(true)));
+        // "" === (string) false
+        $this->assertSame(array(''), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(false)));
+        // "" === (string) null
+        $this->assertSame(array(''), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(null)));
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array(1.23)));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesConvertsChoicesToArrayKeys()
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array('0'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array(0)));
+        $this->assertSame(array('0'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('0')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('1'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array(1)));
+        $this->assertSame(array('1'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('1')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('a'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('a')));
+        $this->assertSame(array('b'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('b')));
+        // Always cast booleans to 0 and 1, because:
+        // array(true => 'Yes', false => 'No') === array(1 => 'Yes', 0 => 'No')
+        // see ChoiceTypeTest::testSetDataSingleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean
+        $this->assertSame(array('0'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array(false)));
+        $this->assertSame(array('1'), $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array(true)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideConvertibleChoices
+     */
+    public function testConvertChoicesIfNecessary(array $choices, array $converted)
+    {
+        $list = new ArrayKeyChoiceList($choices, range(0, count($choices) - 1));
+
+        $this->assertSame($converted, $list->getChoices());
+    }
+
+    public function provideConvertibleChoices()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array(0), array(0)),
+            array(array(1), array(1)),
+            array(array('0'), array(0)),
+            array(array('1'), array(1)),
+            array(array('1.23'), array('1.23')),
+            array(array('foobar'), array('foobar')),
+            // The default value of choice fields is NULL. It should be treated
+            // like the empty value for this choice list type
+            array(array(null), array('')),
+            array(array(1.23), array('1.23')),
+            // Always cast booleans to 0 and 1, because:
+            // array(true => 'Yes', false => 'No') === array(1 => 'Yes', 0 => 'No')
+            // see ChoiceTypeTest::testSetDataSingleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean
+            array(array(true), array(1)),
+            array(array(false), array(0)),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideInvalidChoices
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testFailIfInvalidChoices(array $choices)
+    {
+        new ArrayKeyChoiceList($choices, range(0, count($choices) - 1));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideInvalidChoices
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\InvalidArgumentException
+     */
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesFailsIfInvalidChoices(array $choices)
+    {
+        $this->list->getValuesForChoices($choices);
+    }
+
+    public function provideInvalidChoices()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array(new \stdClass())),
+            array(array(array(1, 2))),
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideConvertibleValues
+     */
+    public function testConvertValuesToStrings(array $values, array $converted)
+    {
+        $list = new ArrayKeyChoiceList(range(0, count($values) - 1), $values);
+
+        $this->assertSame($converted, $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function provideConvertibleValues()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(array(0), array('0')),
+            array(array(1), array('1')),
+            array(array('0'), array('0')),
+            array(array('1'), array('1')),
+            array(array('1.23'), array('1.23')),
+            array(array('foobar'), array('foobar')),
+            // The default value of choice fields is NULL. It should be treated
+            // like the empty value for this choice list type
+            array(array(null), array('')),
+            array(array(1.23), array('1.23')),
+            // Always cast booleans to 0 and 1, because:
+            // array(true => 'Yes', false => 'No') === array(1 => 'Yes', 0 => 'No')
+            // see ChoiceTypeTest::testSetDataSingleNonExpandedAcceptsBoolean
+            array(array(true), array('1')),
+            array(array(false), array('')),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecoratorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecoratorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..031cced28028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/CachingFactoryDecoratorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,668 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\CachingFactoryDecorator;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class CachingFactoryDecoratorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $decoratedFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var CachingFactoryDecorator
+     */
+    private $factory;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->decoratedFactory = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface');
+        $this->factory = new CachingFactoryDecorator($this->decoratedFactory);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFailsIfChoicesNotArrayOrTraversable()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromChoices('foobar');
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesEmpty()
+    {
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with(array())
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices(array()));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices(array()));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesComparesTraversableChoicesAsArray()
+    {
+        // The top-most traversable is converted to an array
+        $choices1 = new \ArrayIterator(array('A' => 'a'));
+        $choices2 = array('A' => 'a');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlattensChoices()
+    {
+        $choices1 = array('key' => array('A' => 'a'));
+        $choices2 = array('A' => 'a');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideSameChoices
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesSameChoices($choice1, $choice2)
+    {
+        $choices1 = array($choice1);
+        $choices2 = array($choice2);
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideDistinguishedChoices
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesDifferentChoices($choice1, $choice2)
+    {
+        $choices1 = array($choice1);
+        $choices2 = array($choice2);
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesSameValueClosure()
+    {
+        $choices = array(1);
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+        $closure = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, $closure));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, $closure));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesDifferentValueClosure()
+    {
+        $choices = array(1);
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+        $closure1 = function () {};
+        $closure2 = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, $closure1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, $closure2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFailsIfChoicesNotArrayOrTraversable()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices('foobar');
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesEmpty()
+    {
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with(array())
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(array()));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(array()));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesComparesTraversableChoicesAsArray()
+    {
+        // The top-most traversable is converted to an array
+        $choices1 = new \ArrayIterator(array('a' => 'A'));
+        $choices2 = array('a' => 'A');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlattensChoices()
+    {
+        $choices1 = array('key' => array('a' => 'A'));
+        $choices2 = array('a' => 'A');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideSameKeyChoices
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesSameChoices($choice1, $choice2)
+    {
+        $choices1 = array($choice1);
+        $choices2 = array($choice2);
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideDistinguishedKeyChoices
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesDifferentChoices($choice1, $choice2)
+    {
+        $choices1 = array($choice1);
+        $choices2 = array($choice2);
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesSameValueClosure()
+    {
+        $choices = array(1);
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+        $closure = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $closure));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $closure));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesDifferentValueClosure()
+    {
+        $choices = array(1);
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+        $closure1 = function () {};
+        $closure2 = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $closure2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $closure1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $closure2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderSameLoader()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderDifferentLoader()
+    {
+        $loader1 = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $loader2 = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderSameValueClosure()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+        $closure = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader, $closure)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, $closure));
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, $closure));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderDifferentValueClosure()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $list1 = new \stdClass();
+        $list2 = new \stdClass();
+        $closure1 = function () {};
+        $closure2 = function () {};
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader, $closure1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader, $closure2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list1, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, $closure1));
+        $this->assertSame($list2, $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, $closure2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSamePreferredChoices()
+    {
+        $preferred = array('a');
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentPreferredChoices()
+    {
+        $preferred1 = array('a');
+        $preferred2 = array('b');
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSamePreferredChoicesClosure()
+    {
+        $preferred = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentPreferredChoicesClosure()
+    {
+        $preferred1 = function () {};
+        $preferred2 = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $preferred2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, $preferred2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSameLabelClosure()
+    {
+        $labels = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, $labels)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, $labels));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, $labels));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentLabelClosure()
+    {
+        $labels1 = function () {};
+        $labels2 = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, $labels1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, $labels2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, null, $labels1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, null, $labels2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSameIndexClosure()
+    {
+        $index = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, $index)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, $index));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, $index));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentIndexClosure()
+    {
+        $index1 = function () {};
+        $index2 = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, $index1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, $index2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, $index1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, $index2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSameGroupByClosure()
+    {
+        $groupBy = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $groupBy)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, $groupBy));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, $groupBy));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentGroupByClosure()
+    {
+        $groupBy1 = function () {};
+        $groupBy2 = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $groupBy1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $groupBy2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, $groupBy1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, $groupBy2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSameAttributes()
+    {
+        $attr = array('class' => 'foobar');
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentAttributes()
+    {
+        $attr1 = array('class' => 'foobar1');
+        $attr2 = array('class' => 'foobar2');
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr2));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewSameAttributesClosure()
+    {
+        $attr = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr));
+        $this->assertSame($view, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewDifferentAttributesClosure()
+    {
+        $attr1 = function () {};
+        $attr2 = function () {};
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $view1 = new \stdClass();
+        $view2 = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(0))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr1)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view1));
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->at(1))
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $attr2)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($view2));
+
+        $this->assertSame($view1, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr1));
+        $this->assertSame($view2, $this->factory->createView($list, null, null, null, null, $attr2));
+    }
+
+    public function provideSameChoices()
+    {
+        $object = (object) array('foo' => 'bar');
+
+        return array(
+            array(0, 0),
+            array('a', 'a'),
+            // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/10409
+            array(chr(181).'meter', chr(181).'meter'), // UTF-8
+            array($object, $object),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function provideDistinguishedChoices()
+    {
+        return array(
+            array(0, false),
+            array(0, null),
+            array(0, '0'),
+            array(0, ''),
+            array(1, true),
+            array(1, '1'),
+            array(1, 'a'),
+            array('', false),
+            array('', null),
+            array(false, null),
+            // Same properties, but not identical
+            array((object) array('foo' => 'bar'), (object) array('foo' => 'bar')),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function provideSameKeyChoices()
+    {
+        // Only test types here that can be used as array keys
+        return array(
+            array(0, 0),
+            array(0, '0'),
+            array('a', 'a'),
+            array(chr(181).'meter', chr(181).'meter'),
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function provideDistinguishedKeyChoices()
+    {
+        // Only test types here that can be used as array keys
+        return array(
+            array(0, ''),
+            array(1, 'a'),
+            array('', 'a'),
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42f745e29b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,970 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ArrayChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\DefaultChoiceListFactory;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\LazyChoiceList;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceListView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
+
+class DefaultChoiceListFactoryTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    private $obj1;
+
+    private $obj2;
+
+    private $obj3;
+
+    private $obj4;
+
+    private $list;
+
+    /**
+     * @var DefaultChoiceListFactory
+     */
+    private $factory;
+
+    public function getValue($object)
+    {
+        return $object->value;
+    }
+
+    public function getScalarValue($choice)
+    {
+        switch ($choice) {
+            case 'a': return 'a';
+            case 'b': return 'b';
+            case 'c': return '1';
+            case 'd': return '2';
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function getLabel($object)
+    {
+        return $object->label;
+    }
+
+    public function getFormIndex($object)
+    {
+        return $object->index;
+    }
+
+    public function isPreferred($object)
+    {
+        return $this->obj2 === $object || $this->obj3 === $object;
+    }
+
+    public function getAttr($object)
+    {
+        return $object->attr;
+    }
+
+    public function getGroup($object)
+    {
+        return $this->obj1 === $object || $this->obj2 === $object ? 'Group 1' : 'Group 2';
+    }
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->obj1 = (object) array('label' => 'A', 'index' => 'w', 'value' => 'a', 'preferred' => false, 'group' => 'Group 1', 'attr' => array());
+        $this->obj2 = (object) array('label' => 'B', 'index' => 'x', 'value' => 'b', 'preferred' => true, 'group' => 'Group 1', 'attr' => array('attr1' => 'value1'));
+        $this->obj3 = (object) array('label' => 'C', 'index' => 'y', 'value' => 1, 'preferred' => true, 'group' => 'Group 2', 'attr' => array('attr2' => 'value2'));
+        $this->obj4 = (object) array('label' => 'D', 'index' => 'z', 'value' => 2, 'preferred' => false, 'group' => 'Group 2', 'attr' => array());
+        $this->list = new ArrayChoiceList(
+            array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            array('A' => '0', 'B' => '1', 'C' => '2', 'D' => '3')
+        );
+        $this->factory = new DefaultChoiceListFactory();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFailsIfChoicesNotArrayOrTraversable()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromChoices('foobar');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFailsIfValuesNotCallableOrString()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromChoices(array(), new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesEmpty()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $list->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlat()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4)
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlatTraversable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            new \ArrayIterator(array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlatValuesAsCallable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            array($this, 'getValue')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlatValuesAsClosure()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            function ($object) { return $object->value; }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesFlatValuesClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2, 'C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'A': return 'a';
+                    case 'B': return 'b';
+                    case 'C': return '1';
+                    case 'D': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesGrouped()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesGroupedTraversable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            new \ArrayIterator(array(
+                    'Group 1' => array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2),
+                    'Group 2' => array('C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+                ))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesGroupedValuesAsCallable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            ),
+            array($this, 'getValue')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesGroupedValuesAsClosure()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            ),
+            function ($object) { return $object->value; }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesGroupedValuesAsClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => $this->obj1, 'B' => $this->obj2),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => $this->obj3, 'D' => $this->obj4),
+            ),
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'A': return 'a';
+                    case 'B': return 'b';
+                    case 'C': return '1';
+                    case 'D': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertObjectListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFailsIfChoicesNotArrayOrTraversable()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices('foobar');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFailsIfValuesNotCallableOrString()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(array(), new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesEmpty()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $list->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlat()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlatTraversable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            new \ArrayIterator(array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlatValuesAsCallable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            array($this, 'getScalarValue')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlatValuesAsClosure()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            function ($choice) {
+                switch ($choice) {
+                    case 'a': return 'a';
+                    case 'b': return 'b';
+                    case 'c': return '1';
+                    case 'd': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesFlatValuesClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B', 'c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            function ($choice, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'A': return 'a';
+                    case 'B': return 'b';
+                    case 'C': return '1';
+                    case 'D': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesGrouped()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B'),
+                'Group 2' => array('c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesGroupedTraversable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            new \ArrayIterator(array(
+                    'Group 1' => array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B'),
+                    'Group 2' => array('c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+                ))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithGeneratedValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesGroupedValuesAsCallable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B'),
+                'Group 2' => array('c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            ),
+            array($this, 'getScalarValue')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesGroupedValuesAsClosure()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B'),
+                'Group 2' => array('c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            ),
+            function ($choice) {
+                switch ($choice) {
+                    case 'a': return 'a';
+                    case 'b': return 'b';
+                    case 'c': return '1';
+                    case 'd': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoicesGroupedValuesAsClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices(
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('a' => 'A', 'b' => 'B'),
+                'Group 2' => array('c' => 'C', 'd' => 'D'),
+            ),
+            function ($choice, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'A': return 'a';
+                    case 'B': return 'b';
+                    case 'C': return '1';
+                    case 'D': return '2';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertScalarListWithCustomValues($list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoader()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new LazyChoiceList($loader), $list);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderWithValues()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+
+        $value = function () {};
+        $list = $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, $value);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new LazyChoiceList($loader, $value), $list);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderFailsIfValuesNotCallableOrString()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+
+        $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateViewFailsIfPreferredChoicesInvalid()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createView($this->list, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateViewFailsIfLabelInvalid()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createView($this->list, null, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateViewFailsIfIndexInvalid()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createView($this->list, null, null, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateViewFailsIfGroupByInvalid()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createView($this->list, null, null, null, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\Form\Exception\UnexpectedTypeException
+     */
+    public function testCreateViewFailsIfAttrInvalid()
+    {
+        $this->factory->createView($this->list, null, null, null, null, new \stdClass());
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlat()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView($this->list);
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    0 => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1),
+                    1 => new ChoiceView('B', '1', $this->obj2),
+                    2 => new ChoiceView('C', '2', $this->obj3),
+                    3 => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4),
+                ), array()
+        ), $view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatPreferredChoices()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3)
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatPreferredChoicesEmptyArray()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array()
+        );
+
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    0 => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1),
+                    1 => new ChoiceView('B', '1', $this->obj2),
+                    2 => new ChoiceView('C', '2', $this->obj3),
+                    3 => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4),
+                ), array()
+        ), $view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatPreferredChoicesAsCallable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this, 'isPreferred')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatPreferredChoicesAsClosure()
+    {
+        $obj2 = $this->obj2;
+        $obj3 = $this->obj3;
+
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            function ($object) use ($obj2, $obj3) {
+                return $obj2 === $object || $obj3 === $object;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatPreferredChoicesClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $obj2 = $this->obj2;
+        $obj3 = $this->obj3;
+
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            function ($object, $key) use ($obj2, $obj3) {
+                return 'B' === $key || 'C' === $key;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatLabelAsCallable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            array($this, 'getLabel')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatLabelAsClosure()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            function ($object) {
+                return $object->label;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatLabelClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                return $key;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatIndexAsCallable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            array($this, 'getFormIndex')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithCustomIndices($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatIndexAsClosure()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            function ($object) {
+                return $object->index;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithCustomIndices($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatIndexClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'A': return 'w';
+                    case 'B': return 'x';
+                    case 'C': return 'y';
+                    case 'D': return 'z';
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithCustomIndices($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByAsArray()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => true, 'B' => true),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => true, 'D' => true),
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGroupedView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByAsTraversable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            new \ArrayIterator(array(
+                'Group 1' => array('A' => true, 'B' => true),
+                'Group 2' => array('C' => true, 'D' => true),
+            ))
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGroupedView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByEmpty()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            array() // ignored
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByAsCallable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            array($this, 'getGroup')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGroupedView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByAsClosure()
+    {
+        $obj1 = $this->obj1;
+        $obj2 = $this->obj2;
+
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            function ($object) use ($obj1, $obj2) {
+                return $obj1 === $object || $obj2 === $object ? 'Group 1'
+                    : 'Group 2';
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGroupedView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatGroupByClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                return 'A' === $key || 'B' === $key ? 'Group 1' : 'Group 2';
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertGroupedView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatAttrAsArray()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // group
+            array(
+                'B' => array('attr1' => 'value1'),
+                'C' => array('attr2' => 'value2')
+            )
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithAttr($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatAttrEmpty()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // group
+            array()
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatView($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatAttrAsCallable()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // group
+            array($this, 'getAttr')
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithAttr($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatAttrAsClosure()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // group
+            function ($object) {
+                return $object->attr;
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithAttr($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewFlatAttrClosureReceivesKey()
+    {
+        $view = $this->factory->createView(
+            $this->list,
+            array($this->obj2, $this->obj3),
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // group
+            function ($object, $key) {
+                switch ($key) {
+                    case 'B': return array('attr1' => 'value1');
+                    case 'C': return array('attr2' => 'value2');
+                    default: return array();
+                }
+            }
+        );
+
+        $this->assertFlatViewWithAttr($view);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewForLegacyChoiceList()
+    {
+        $preferred = array(new ChoiceView('Preferred', 'x', 'x'));
+        $other = array(new ChoiceView('Other', 'y', 'y'));
+
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $list->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getPreferredViews')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($preferred));
+        $list->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('getRemainingViews')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($other));
+
+        $view = $this->factory->createView($list);
+
+        $this->assertSame($other, $view->choices);
+        $this->assertSame($preferred, $view->preferredChoices);
+    }
+
+    private function assertScalarListWithGeneratedValues(ChoiceListInterface $list)
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => 'a',
+            'B' => 'b',
+            'C' => 'c',
+            'D' => 'd',
+        ), $list->getChoices());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => 'a',
+            'B' => 'b',
+            'C' => 'c',
+            'D' => 'd',
+        ), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    private function assertObjectListWithGeneratedValues(ChoiceListInterface $list)
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => $this->obj1,
+            'B' => $this->obj2,
+            'C' => $this->obj3,
+            'D' => $this->obj4,
+        ), $list->getChoices());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => '0',
+            'B' => '1',
+            'C' => '2',
+            'D' => '3',
+        ), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    private function assertScalarListWithCustomValues(ChoiceListInterface $list)
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => 'a',
+            'B' => 'b',
+            'C' => 'c',
+            'D' => 'd',
+        ), $list->getChoices());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => 'a',
+            'B' => 'b',
+            'C' => '1',
+            'D' => '2',
+        ), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    private function assertObjectListWithCustomValues(ChoiceListInterface $list)
+    {
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => $this->obj1,
+            'B' => $this->obj2,
+            'C' => $this->obj3,
+            'D' => $this->obj4,
+        ), $list->getChoices());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(
+            'A' => 'a',
+            'B' => 'b',
+            'C' => '1',
+            'D' => '2',
+        ), $list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    private function assertFlatView($view)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    0 => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1),
+                    3 => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4),
+                ), array(
+                    1 => new ChoiceView('B', '1', $this->obj2),
+                    2 => new ChoiceView('C', '2', $this->obj3),
+                )
+        ), $view);
+    }
+
+    private function assertFlatViewWithCustomIndices($view)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    'w' => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1),
+                    'z' => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4),
+                ), array(
+                    'x' => new ChoiceView('B', '1', $this->obj2),
+                    'y' => new ChoiceView('C', '2', $this->obj3),
+                )
+        ), $view);
+    }
+
+    private function assertFlatViewWithAttr($view)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    0 => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1),
+                    3 => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4),
+                ), array(
+                    1 => new ChoiceView(
+                        'B',
+                        '1',
+                        $this->obj2,
+                        array('attr1' => 'value1')
+                    ),
+                    2 => new ChoiceView(
+                        'C',
+                        '2',
+                        $this->obj3,
+                        array('attr2' => 'value2')
+                    ),
+                )
+        ), $view);
+    }
+
+    private function assertGroupedView($view)
+    {
+        $this->assertEquals(new ChoiceListView(
+                array(
+                    'Group 1' => new ChoiceGroupView(
+                        'Group 1',
+                        array(0 => new ChoiceView('A', '0', $this->obj1))
+                    ),
+                    'Group 2' => new ChoiceGroupView(
+                        'Group 2',
+                        array(3 => new ChoiceView('D', '3', $this->obj4))
+                    ),
+                ), array(
+                    'Group 1' => new ChoiceGroupView(
+                        'Group 1',
+                        array(1 => new ChoiceView('B', '1', $this->obj2))
+                    ),
+                    'Group 2' => new ChoiceGroupView(
+                        'Group 2',
+                        array(2 => new ChoiceView('C', '2', $this->obj3))
+                    ),
+                )
+        ), $view);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecoratorTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecoratorTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8697a9cac55d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/Factory/PropertyAccessDecoratorTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,338 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList\Factory;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\PropertyAccessDecorator;
+use Symfony\Component\PropertyAccess\PropertyPath;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class PropertyAccessDecoratorTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $decoratedFactory;
+
+    /**
+     * @var PropertyAccessDecorator
+     */
+    private $factory;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->decoratedFactory = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Factory\ChoiceListFactoryInterface');
+        $this->factory = new PropertyAccessDecorator($this->decoratedFactory);
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $choices = array((object) array('property' => 'value'));
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($choices, $callback) {
+                return array_map($callback, $choices);
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('value'), $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, 'property'));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromChoicesPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $choices = array((object) array('property' => 'value'));
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($choices, $callback) {
+                return array_map($callback, $choices);
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array('value'), $this->factory->createListFromChoices($choices, new PropertyPath('property')));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromFlippedChoices()
+    {
+        // Property paths are not supported here, because array keys can never
+        // be objects anyway
+        $choices = array('a' => 'A');
+        $value = 'foobar';
+        $list = new \stdClass();
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromFlippedChoices')
+            ->with($choices, $value)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($list));
+
+        $this->assertSame($list, $this->factory->createListFromFlippedChoices($choices, $value));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($loader, $callback) {
+                return $callback((object) array('property' => 'value'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('value', $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, 'property'));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateFromLoaderPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createListFromLoader')
+            ->with($loader, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($loader, $callback) {
+                return $callback((object) array('property' => 'value'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('value', $this->factory->createListFromLoader($loader, new PropertyPath('property')));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewPreferredChoicesAsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred) {
+                return $preferred((object) array('property' => true));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            'property'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewPreferredChoicesAsPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred) {
+                return $preferred((object) array('property' => true));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertTrue($this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            new PropertyPath('property')
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/5494
+    public function testCreateViewAssumeNullIfPreferredChoicesPropertyPathUnreadable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred) {
+                return $preferred((object) array('category' => null));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            'category.preferred'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewLabelsAsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label) {
+                return $label((object) array('property' => 'label'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('label', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            'property'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewLabelsAsPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label) {
+                return $label((object) array('property' => 'label'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('label', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            new PropertyPath('property')
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewIndicesAsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index) {
+                return $index((object) array('property' => 'index'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('index', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            'property'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewIndicesAsPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index) {
+                return $index((object) array('property' => 'index'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('index', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            new PropertyPath('property')
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewGroupsAsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index, $groupBy) {
+                return $groupBy((object) array('property' => 'group'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('group', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            'property'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewGroupsAsPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index, $groupBy) {
+                return $groupBy((object) array('property' => 'group'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('group', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            new PropertyPath('property')
+        ));
+    }
+
+    // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/5494
+    public function testCreateViewAssumeNullIfGroupsPropertyPathUnreadable()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index, $groupBy) {
+                return $groupBy((object) array('group' => null));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertNull($this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            'group.name'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewAttrAsPropertyPath()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index, $groupBy, $attr) {
+                return $attr((object) array('property' => 'attr'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('attr', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // groups
+            'property'
+        ));
+    }
+
+    public function testCreateViewAttrAsPropertyPathInstance()
+    {
+        $list = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+
+        $this->decoratedFactory->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('createView')
+            ->with($list, null, null, null, null, $this->isInstanceOf('\Closure'))
+            ->will($this->returnCallback(function ($list, $preferred, $label, $index, $groupBy, $attr) {
+                return $attr((object) array('property' => 'attr'));
+            }));
+
+        $this->assertSame('attr', $this->factory->createView(
+            $list,
+            null, // preferred choices
+            null, // label
+            null, // index
+            null, // groups
+            new PropertyPath('property')
+        ));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceListTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceListTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2993721c8279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/ChoiceList/LazyChoiceListTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * This file is part of the Symfony package.
+ *
+ * (c) Fabien Potencier <fabien@symfony.com>
+ *
+ * For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
+ * file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\ChoiceList;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\LazyChoiceList;
+
+/**
+ * @author Bernhard Schussek <bschussek@gmail.com>
+ */
+class LazyChoiceListTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var LazyChoiceList
+     */
+    private $list;
+
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $innerList;
+
+    /**
+     * @var \PHPUnit_Framework_MockObject_MockObject
+     */
+    private $loader;
+
+    private $value;
+
+    protected function setUp()
+    {
+        $this->innerList = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\ChoiceListInterface');
+        $this->loader = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\Loader\ChoiceLoaderInterface');
+        $this->value = function () {};
+        $this->list = new LazyChoiceList($this->loader, $this->value);
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesLoadsInnerListOnFirstCall()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('loadChoiceList')
+            ->with($this->value)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->innerList));
+
+        $this->innerList->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('getChoices')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoices());
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoices());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesLoadsInnerListOnFirstCall()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('loadChoiceList')
+            ->with($this->value)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->innerList));
+
+        $this->innerList->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('getValues')
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValues());
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValues());
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesForwardsCallIfListNotLoaded()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('loadChoicesForValues')
+            ->with(array('a', 'b'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('a', 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('a', 'b')));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetChoicesForValuesUsesLoadedList()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('loadChoiceList')
+            ->with($this->value)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->innerList));
+
+        $this->loader->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('loadChoicesForValues');
+
+        $this->innerList->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('getChoicesForValues')
+            ->with(array('a', 'b'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        // load choice list
+        $this->list->getChoices();
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('a', 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getChoicesForValues(array('a', 'b')));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesForwardsCallIfListNotLoaded()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('loadValuesForChoices')
+            ->with(array('a', 'b'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('a', 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('a', 'b')));
+    }
+
+    public function testGetValuesForChoicesUsesLoadedList()
+    {
+        $this->loader->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('loadChoiceList')
+            ->with($this->value)
+            ->will($this->returnValue($this->innerList));
+
+        $this->loader->expects($this->never())
+            ->method('loadValuesForChoices');
+
+        $this->innerList->expects($this->exactly(2))
+            ->method('getValuesForChoices')
+            ->with(array('a', 'b'))
+            ->will($this->returnValue('RESULT'));
+
+        // load choice list
+        $this->list->getChoices();
+
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('a', 'b')));
+        $this->assertSame('RESULT', $this->list->getValuesForChoices(array('a', 'b')));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
index 17972cbc0a85..6a0b6db2eceb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/ChoiceTypeTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceGroupView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\ChoiceList\ObjectChoiceList;
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
 
 class ChoiceTypeTest extends \Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase
 {
@@ -66,6 +67,16 @@ protected function tearDown()
         $this->objectChoices = null;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Exception\InvalidOptionsException
+     */
+    public function testChoicesOptionExpectsArrayOrTraversable()
+    {
+        $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'choices' => new \stdClass(),
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Exception\InvalidOptionsException
      */
@@ -76,6 +87,16 @@ public function testChoiceListOptionExpectsChoiceListInterface()
         ));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @expectedException \Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\Exception\InvalidOptionsException
+     */
+    public function testChoiceLoaderOptionExpectsChoiceLoaderInterface()
+    {
+        $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'choice_loader' => new \stdClass(),
+        ));
+    }
+
     public function testChoiceListAndChoicesCanBeEmpty()
     {
         $this->factory->create('choice');
@@ -236,7 +257,118 @@ public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedInvalidChoice()
         $this->assertFalse($form->isSynchronized());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedNull()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->choices,
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedNullNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedEmpty()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->choices,
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit('');
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit('');
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedFalse()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->choices,
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(false);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedFalseNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(false);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedObjectChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->objectChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'name',
+            'choice_value' => 'id',
+        ));
+
+        // "id" value of the second entry
+        $form->submit('2');
+
+        $this->assertEquals($this->objectChoices[1], $form->getData());
+        $this->assertEquals('2', $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitSingleNonExpandedObjectChoicesBc()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => false,
@@ -273,6 +405,37 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpanded()
         $this->assertEquals(array('a', 'b'), $form->getViewData());
     }
 
+    public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedEmpty()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->choices,
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getData());
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedInvalidScalarChoice()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -304,6 +467,23 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedInvalidArrayChoice()
     }
 
     public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedObjectChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => false,
+            'choices' => $this->objectChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'name',
+            'choice_value' => 'id',
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(array('2', '3'));
+
+        $this->assertEquals(array($this->objectChoices[1], $this->objectChoices[2]), $form->getData());
+        $this->assertEquals(array('2', '3'), $form->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitMultipleNonExpandedObjectChoicesBc()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
@@ -337,13 +517,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequired()
         $form->submit('b');
 
         $this->assertSame('b', $form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => true,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertSame('b', $form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -399,14 +573,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequired()
         $form->submit('b');
 
         $this->assertSame('b', $form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => true,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-            'placeholder' => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertSame('b', $form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -464,13 +631,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredNull()
         $form->submit(null);
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -486,6 +647,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredNull()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredNullNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => true,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmpty()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -498,13 +679,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmpty()
         $form->submit('');
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -520,6 +695,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmpty()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredEmptyNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => true,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit('');
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalse()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -532,13 +727,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalse()
         $form->submit(false);
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -554,6 +743,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalse()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedRequiredFalseNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => true,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(false);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNull()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -566,14 +775,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNull()
         $form->submit(null);
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-            'placeholder' => true,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -591,6 +793,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNull()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredNullNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(null);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmpty()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -603,14 +825,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmpty()
         $form->submit('');
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-            'placeholder' => true,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -628,6 +843,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmpty()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredEmptyNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit('');
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalse()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -640,14 +875,7 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalse()
         $form->submit(false);
 
         $this->assertNull($form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => false,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => false,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-            'placeholder' => true,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -665,6 +893,26 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalse()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedNonRequiredFalseNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'required' => false,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(false);
+
+        $this->assertNull($form->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -686,6 +934,32 @@ public function testSubmitSingleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
     }
 
     public function testSubmitSingleExpandedObjectChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => false,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => $this->objectChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'name',
+            'choice_value' => 'id',
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit('2');
+
+        $this->assertSame($this->objectChoices[1], $form->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[0]->getData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form[1]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[2]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[3]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[4]->getData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[0]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertSame('2', $form[1]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[2]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[3]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitSingleExpandedObjectChoicesBc()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => false,
@@ -750,13 +1024,7 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpanded()
         $form->submit(array('a', 'c'));
 
         $this->assertSame(array('a', 'c'), $form->getData());
-        $this->assertSame(array(
-            0 => true,
-            1 => false,
-            2 => true,
-            3 => false,
-            4 => false,
-        ), $form->getViewData());
+        $this->assertSame(array('a', 'c'), $form->getViewData());
         $this->assertEmpty($form->getExtraData());
         $this->assertTrue($form->isSynchronized());
 
@@ -849,6 +1117,22 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedEmpty()
         $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
     }
 
+    // In edge cases (for example, when choices are loaded dynamically by a
+    // loader), the choices may be empty. Make sure to behave the same as when
+    // choices are available.
+    public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedEmptyNoChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => array(),
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(array());
+
+        $this->assertSame(array(), $form->getData());
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
@@ -873,6 +1157,32 @@ public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedWithEmptyChild()
     }
 
     public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedObjectChoices()
+    {
+        $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
+            'multiple' => true,
+            'expanded' => true,
+            'choices' => $this->objectChoices,
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'name',
+            'choice_value' => 'id',
+        ));
+
+        $form->submit(array('1', '2'));
+
+        $this->assertSame(array($this->objectChoices[0], $this->objectChoices[1]), $form->getData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form[0]->getData());
+        $this->assertTrue($form[1]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[2]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[3]->getData());
+        $this->assertFalse($form[4]->getData());
+        $this->assertSame('1', $form[0]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertSame('2', $form[1]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[2]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[3]->getViewData());
+        $this->assertNull($form[4]->getViewData());
+    }
+
+    public function testSubmitMultipleExpandedObjectChoicesBc()
     {
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
             'multiple' => true,
@@ -1134,10 +1444,10 @@ public function testPassChoicesToView()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('a', 'a', 'A'),
-            new ChoiceView('b', 'b', 'B'),
-            new ChoiceView('c', 'c', 'C'),
-            new ChoiceView('d', 'd', 'D'),
+            new ChoiceView('A', 'a', 'a'),
+            new ChoiceView('B', 'b', 'b'),
+            new ChoiceView('C', 'c', 'c'),
+            new ChoiceView('D', 'd', 'd'),
         ), $view->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -1151,12 +1461,12 @@ public function testPassPreferredChoicesToView()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            0 => new ChoiceView('a', 'a', 'A'),
-            2 => new ChoiceView('c', 'c', 'C'),
+            0 => new ChoiceView('A', 'a', 'a'),
+            2 => new ChoiceView('C', 'c', 'c'),
         ), $view->vars['choices']);
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            1 => new ChoiceView('b', 'b', 'B'),
-            3 => new ChoiceView('d', 'd', 'D'),
+            1 => new ChoiceView('B', 'b', 'b'),
+            3 => new ChoiceView('D', 'd', 'd'),
         ), $view->vars['preferred_choices']);
     }
 
@@ -1169,21 +1479,21 @@ public function testPassHierarchicalChoicesToView()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            'Symfony' => array(
-                0 => new ChoiceView('a', 'a', 'Bernhard'),
-                2 => new ChoiceView('c', 'c', 'Kris'),
-            ),
-            'Doctrine' => array(
-                4 => new ChoiceView('e', 'e', 'Roman'),
-            ),
+            'Symfony' => new ChoiceGroupView('Symfony', array(
+                0 => new ChoiceView('Bernhard', 'a', 'a'),
+                2 => new ChoiceView('Kris', 'c', 'c'),
+            )),
+            'Doctrine' => new ChoiceGroupView('Doctrine', array(
+                4 => new ChoiceView('Roman', 'e', 'e'),
+            )),
         ), $view->vars['choices']);
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            'Symfony' => array(
-                1 => new ChoiceView('b', 'b', 'Fabien'),
-            ),
-            'Doctrine' => array(
-                3 => new ChoiceView('d', 'd', 'Jon'),
-            ),
+            'Symfony' => new ChoiceGroupView('Symfony', array(
+                1 => new ChoiceView('Fabien', 'b', 'b'),
+            )),
+            'Doctrine' => new ChoiceGroupView('Doctrine', array(
+                3 => new ChoiceView('Jon', 'd', 'd'),
+            )),
         ), $view->vars['preferred_choices']);
     }
 
@@ -1194,15 +1504,18 @@ public function testPassChoiceDataToView()
         $obj3 = (object) array('value' => 'c', 'label' => 'C');
         $obj4 = (object) array('value' => 'd', 'label' => 'D');
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
-            'choice_list' => new ObjectChoiceList(array($obj1, $obj2, $obj3, $obj4), 'label', array(), null, 'value'),
+            'choices' => array($obj1, $obj2, $obj3, $obj4),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'label',
+            'choice_value' => 'value',
         ));
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView($obj1, 'a', 'A'),
-            new ChoiceView($obj2, 'b', 'B'),
-            new ChoiceView($obj3, 'c', 'C'),
-            new ChoiceView($obj4, 'd', 'D'),
+            new ChoiceView('A', 'a', $obj1),
+            new ChoiceView('B', 'b', $obj2),
+            new ChoiceView('C', 'c', $obj3),
+            new ChoiceView('D', 'd', $obj4),
         ), $view->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -1226,47 +1539,6 @@ public function testInitializeWithEmptyChoices()
         ));
     }
 
-    // https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/10409
-    public function testReuseNonUtf8ChoiceLists()
-    {
-        $form1 = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', null, array(
-            'choices' => array(
-                'meter' => 'm',
-                'millimeter' => 'mm',
-                'micrometer' => chr(181).'meter',
-            ),
-        ));
-
-        $form2 = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', null, array(
-            'choices' => array(
-                'meter' => 'm',
-                'millimeter' => 'mm',
-                'micrometer' => chr(181).'meter',
-            ),
-        ));
-
-        $form3 = $this->factory->createNamed('name', 'choice', null, array(
-            'choices' => array(
-                'meter' => 'm',
-                'millimeter' => 'mm',
-                'micrometer' => null,
-            ),
-        ));
-
-        // $form1 and $form2 use the same ChoiceList
-        $this->assertSame(
-            $form1->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list'),
-            $form2->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list')
-        );
-
-        // $form3 doesn't, but used to use the same when using json_encode()
-        // instead of serialize for the hashing algorithm
-        $this->assertNotSame(
-            $form1->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list'),
-            $form3->getConfig()->getOption('choice_list')
-        );
-    }
-
     public function testInitializeWithDefaultObjectChoice()
     {
         $obj1 = (object) array('value' => 'a', 'label' => 'A');
@@ -1275,7 +1547,10 @@ public function testInitializeWithDefaultObjectChoice()
         $obj4 = (object) array('value' => 'd', 'label' => 'D');
 
         $form = $this->factory->create('choice', null, array(
-            'choice_list' => new ObjectChoiceList(array($obj1, $obj2, $obj3, $obj4), 'label', array(), null, 'value'),
+            'choices' => array($obj1, $obj2, $obj3, $obj4),
+            'choices_as_values' => true,
+            'choice_label' => 'label',
+            'choice_value' => 'value',
             // Used to break because "data_class" was inferred, which needs to
             // remain null in every case (because it refers to the view format)
             'data' => $obj3,
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CountryTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CountryTypeTest.php
index 7c2cebb54206..3b684f133edd 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CountryTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CountryTypeTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
 
 class CountryTypeTest extends TestCase
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ public function testCountriesAreSelectable()
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
         // Don't check objects for identity
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('DE', 'DE', 'Germany'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('GB', 'GB', 'United Kingdom'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('US', 'US', 'United States'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('FR', 'FR', 'France'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('MY', 'MY', 'Malaysia'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Germany', 'DE', 'DE'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('United Kingdom', 'GB', 'GB'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('United States', 'US', 'US'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('France', 'FR', 'FR'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Malaysia', 'MY', 'MY'), $choices, '', false, false);
     }
 
     public function testUnknownCountryIsNotIncluded()
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyTypeTest.php
index 702262f58038..802c715b0c4a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/CurrencyTypeTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
 
 class CurrencyTypeTest extends TestCase
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public function testCurrenciesAreSelectable()
         $view = $form->createView();
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('EUR', 'EUR', 'Euro'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('USD', 'USD', 'US Dollar'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('SIT', 'SIT', 'Slovenian Tolar'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Euro', 'EUR', 'EUR'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('US Dollar', 'USD', 'USD'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Slovenian Tolar', 'SIT', 'SIT'), $choices, '', false, false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/DateTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/DateTypeTest.php
index d8b3312b1f6b..a658b90465f1 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/DateTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/DateTypeTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormError;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
@@ -490,8 +490,8 @@ public function testMonthsOption()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('6', '6', '06'),
-            new ChoiceView('7', '7', '07'),
+            new ChoiceView('06', '6', '6'),
+            new ChoiceView('07', '7', '7'),
         ), $view['month']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ public function testMonthsOptionShortFormat()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('1', '1', 'Jän'),
-            new ChoiceView('4', '4', 'Apr.'),
+            new ChoiceView('Jän', '1', '1'),
+            new ChoiceView('Apr.', '4', '4'),
         ), $view['month']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ public function testMonthsOptionLongFormat()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('1', '1', 'Jänner'),
-            new ChoiceView('4', '4', 'April'),
+            new ChoiceView('Jänner', '1', '1'),
+            new ChoiceView('April', '4', '4'),
         ), $view['month']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -535,8 +535,8 @@ public function testMonthsOptionLongFormatWithDifferentTimezone()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('1', '1', 'Jänner'),
-            new ChoiceView('4', '4', 'April'),
+            new ChoiceView('Jänner', '1', '1'),
+            new ChoiceView('April', '4', '4'),
         ), $view['month']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -549,8 +549,8 @@ public function testIsDayWithinRangeReturnsTrueIfWithin()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('6', '6', '06'),
-            new ChoiceView('7', '7', '07'),
+            new ChoiceView('06', '6', '6'),
+            new ChoiceView('07', '7', '7'),
         ), $view['day']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageTypeTest.php
index e23481188729..9445c74fd6f3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LanguageTypeTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
 
 class LanguageTypeTest extends TestCase
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ public function testCountriesAreSelectable()
         $view = $form->createView();
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('en', 'en', 'English'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('en_GB', 'en_GB', 'British English'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('en_US', 'en_US', 'American English'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('fr', 'fr', 'French'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('my', 'my', 'Burmese'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('English', 'en', 'en'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('British English', 'en_GB', 'en_GB'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('American English', 'en_US', 'en_US'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('French', 'fr', 'fr'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Burmese', 'my', 'my'), $choices, '', false, false);
     }
 
     public function testMultipleLanguagesIsNotIncluded()
@@ -43,6 +43,6 @@ public function testMultipleLanguagesIsNotIncluded()
         $view = $form->createView();
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
-        $this->assertNotContains(new ChoiceView('mul', 'mul', 'Mehrsprachig'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertNotContains(new ChoiceView('Mehrsprachig', 'mul', 'mul'), $choices, '', false, false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleTypeTest.php
index 6c1951a4e91d..0b729a3b3150 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/LocaleTypeTest.php
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
 
 class LocaleTypeTest extends TestCase
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public function testLocalesAreSelectable()
         $view = $form->createView();
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('en', 'en', 'English'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('en_GB', 'en_GB', 'English (United Kingdom)'), $choices, '', false, false);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('zh_Hant_MO', 'zh_Hant_MO', 'Chinese (Traditional, Macau SAR China)'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('English', 'en', 'en'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('English (United Kingdom)', 'en_GB', 'en_GB'), $choices, '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Chinese (Traditional, Macau SAR China)', 'zh_Hant_MO', 'zh_Hant_MO'), $choices, '', false, false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimeTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimeTypeTest.php
index dfa8fbc5a1a5..c3754695b16b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimeTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimeTypeTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormError;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase as TestCase;
 use Symfony\Component\Intl\Util\IntlTestHelper;
@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ public function testHoursOption()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('6', '6', '06'),
-            new ChoiceView('7', '7', '07'),
+            new ChoiceView('06', '6', '6'),
+            new ChoiceView('07', '7', '7'),
         ), $view['hour']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -333,8 +333,8 @@ public function testIsMinuteWithinRangeReturnsTrueIfWithin()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('6', '6', '06'),
-            new ChoiceView('7', '7', '07'),
+            new ChoiceView('06', '6', '6'),
+            new ChoiceView('07', '7', '7'),
         ), $view['minute']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ public function testIsSecondWithinRangeReturnsTrueIfWithin()
         $view = $form->createView();
 
         $this->assertEquals(array(
-            new ChoiceView('6', '6', '06'),
-            new ChoiceView('7', '7', '07'),
+            new ChoiceView('06', '6', '6'),
+            new ChoiceView('07', '7', '7'),
         ), $view['second']->vars['choices']);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneTypeTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneTypeTest.php
index 81df20cbb902..78399547400f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneTypeTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Form/Tests/Extension/Core/Type/TimezoneTypeTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Component\Form\Tests\Extension\Core\Type;
 
-use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\Core\View\ChoiceView;
+use Symfony\Component\Form\ChoiceList\View\ChoiceView;
 
 class TimezoneTypeTest extends \Symfony\Component\Form\Test\TypeTestCase
 {
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ public function testTimezonesAreSelectable()
         $choices = $view->vars['choices'];
 
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('Africa', $choices);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Africa/Kinshasa', 'Africa/Kinshasa', 'Kinshasa'), $choices['Africa'], '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('Kinshasa', 'Africa/Kinshasa', 'Africa/Kinshasa'), $choices['Africa'], '', false, false);
 
         $this->assertArrayHasKey('America', $choices);
-        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('America/New_York', 'America/New_York', 'New York'), $choices['America'], '', false, false);
+        $this->assertContains(new ChoiceView('New York', 'America/New_York', 'America/New_York'), $choices['America'], '', false, false);
     }
 }