Immutable value objects in PHP
2014-05-15
Value objects are one of building blocks in Domain Driven Design. They represents a value and does not have an identity. That said, two value objects are equal if their values are equal.
Other important feature is that Value Objects are immutable, i.e. they can not be modified after creation. Only valid way to create Value Object is to pass all required informations to constructor (and should be validated somewhere there). No setter methods should take place.
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