InvalidPropertyInterface.php

<?php
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namespace Cake\Datasource;

/**
 * Describes the methods that any class representing a data storage should
 * comply with.
 *
 * @method array getInvalid()
 * @method mixed getInvalidField($field)
 * @method $this setInvalid($field, $value = null, $overwrite = false)
 * @method $this setInvalidField($field, $value = null, $overwrite = false)
 */
interface InvalidPropertyInterface
{
    /**
     * Sets a field as invalid and not patchable into the entity.
     *
     * This is useful for batch operations when one needs to get the original value for an error message after patching.
     * This value could not be patched into the entity and is simply copied into the _invalid property for debugging purposes
     * or to be able to log it away.
     *
     * @param string|array|null $field The field to get invalid value for, or the value to set.
     * @param mixed|null $value The invalid value to be set for $field.
     * @param bool $overwrite Whether or not to overwrite pre-existing values for $field.
     * @return $this|mixed
     * @deprecated 3.5.0 Use getInvalid()/getInvalidField() and setInvalid()/setInvalidField() instead.
     */
    public function invalid($field = null, $value = null, $overwrite = false);
}