Doctrine_Query::create() added for lazy folks

Doctrine/Query.php

@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ class Doctrine_Query extends Doctrine_Hydrate implements Countable {
      * @param boolean $limitSubqueryUsed
      */
     private $limitSubqueryUsed = false;
+    /**
+     * create
+     * returns a new Doctrine_Query object
+     *
+     * @return Doctrine_Query
+     */
+    public static function create() {
+        return new Doctrine_Query();
+    }
 	/**
  	 * count
      *

manual/codes/Getting started - Setting table definition - Constraints and validators.php

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 class User extends Doctrine_Record {
     public function setTableDefinition() {
         // the name cannot contain whitespace
-        $this->hasColumn("name", "string", 50, "nospace");
+        $this->hasColumn("name", "string", 50, array("nospace" => true));
 
         // the email should be a valid email
-        $this->hasColumn("email", "string", 200, "email");
+        $this->hasColumn("email", "string", 200, array("email" => true));
 
-        // home_country should be a valid country code
-        $this->hasColumn("home_country", "string", 2, "country");
+        // home_country should be a valid country code and not null
+        $this->hasColumn("home_country", "string", 2, array("country" => true, "notnull" => true));
 
     }
 }

manual/codes/Getting started - Setting table definition - Introduction.php

@@ -7,7 +7,26 @@ class Email extends Doctrine_Record {
         $this->hasColumn("address",         // name of the column
                          "string",          // column type
                          "200",             // column length
-                         "notblank|email"   // validators / constraints
+                         array("notblank" => true,
+                               "email"    => true  // validators / constraints
+                               );
+                               
+
+        $this->hasColumn("address2",         // name of the column
+                         "string",          // column type
+                         "200",             // column length
+                         // validators / constraints without arguments can be 
+                         // specified also as as string with | separator
+                         "notblank|email",
+                         );
+                         
+        // Doctrine even supports the following format for 
+        // validators / constraints which have no arguments:
+        
+        $this->hasColumn("address3",         // name of the column
+                         "string",          // column type
+                         "200",             // column length
+                         array("notblank", "email"),
                          );
     }
 }