doctrine/collections

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Doctrine Collections is a PHP library providing ArrayCollection and Collection interfaces that add functional operations like filter, map, and contains on top of PHP arrays. It is a foundational dependency of the Doctrine ecosystem with over 1,300 dependents.

Use cases

• filter and transform arrays of data in PHP with a fluent collection API
• work with typed collections instead of raw PHP arrays
• share a common collection interface across Doctrine ORM entities
• iterate over ordered maps and lists with external iterators
• add functional programming helpers like map, filter, and partition to PHP projects

When to choose

• you are building on Doctrine ORM or other Doctrine projects that require it
• you want a battle-tested, widely adopted collection abstraction for PHP
• you need a consistent Collection interface across libraries

When to avoid

• you only need simple array operations available natively in PHP
• you want lazy evaluation or immutable collections with advanced functional features
• your project does not use PHP

Facets

library · maturity stable

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