v2.6.4

This release fixes many bugs (including a performance regression) and makes the v2.x series compatible with PHP 7.4.

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• Total issues resolved: 11
• Total pull requests resolved: 32
• Total contributors: 30

Improvement

• 7785: Fix "access array offset on value of type null" PHP 7.4 notices thanks to @mlocati
• 7142: Rename this repository to doctrine/orm thanks to @greg0ire

Bug

• 7821: Bug: #7820 paginator ignores dbal type conversions in identifiers thanks to @Ocramius
• 7778: Guard L2C regions against corrupted data thanks to @umpirsky
• 7767: PersistentCollection::matching() does not respect the collections native sorting thanks to @stephanschuler
• 7766: Respect collection orderBy meta when matching() thanks to @stephanschuler
• 7761: Do not modify UOW on PersistentCollection::clear() when owner has DEFFERED_EXPLICIT change tracking policy thanks to @paxal
• 7750: Fix incorrect return of null values in L2C thanks to @AlexSmerw
• 7737: Fix MEMBER_OF comparison when using criteria in query builder thanks to @Smartel1
• 7735: Null in fields value in Cached Entity several times on day on high-load project. thanks to @AlexSmerw
• 7630: Fix #7629 - scheduledForSynchronization leaks memory when using @ORM\ChangeTrackingPolicy("DEFERRED_EXPLICIT") thanks to @yethee
• 7528: Prevent UnitOfWork lookup for DBAL types specified in Doctrine\ORM\Query#setParameter() thanks to @Ocramius
• 7322: JoinedSubclassPersister pass identifier types on delete thanks to @dennisenderink and @fred-jan
• 7266: Call to a member function resolveAssociationEntries() on boolean {"detail":"[object] (Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalThrowableError(code: 0): Call to a member function resolveAssociationEntries() on boolean at /www/vendor/doctrine/orm/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Cache/DefaultQueryCache.php:140)"} thanks to @mingmingxianseng
• 4632: DDC-3789: Paginator does not convert entity ids if they are value objects thanks to @doctrinebot

Documentation

• 7818: Add note into docs about not using SimpleAnnotationReader thanks to @SenseException
• 7791: Fix preFlush event documentation stating incorrectly that flush can be called safely thanks to @Steveb-p
• 7753: Add ORM annotations in getting-started docs thanks to @SenseException and @wajdijurry
• 7744: Fixed a typo-error thanks to @noobshow
• 7732: [Documentation] Missing comma fix thanks to @lchrusciel
• 7729: Update DATE_ADD and DATE_SUB docs thanks to @JoppeDC
• 7672: Added cross-links to relevant documentation thanks to @jschaedl
• 7612: Update ordered-associations.rst thanks to @spirlici
• 7610: Change APC to OPcache in improving-performance.rst thanks to @smtchahal
• 7596: Correct method names and broken link in docs thanks to @mbessolov
• 7577: Fix of single link to dbal docs in advanced-configuration.rst thanks to @SenseException
• 7572: Remove codeigniter Framework example thanks to @SenseException
• 7571: Fix typo in inheritance mappings docs thanks to @batwolf
• 7557: Change Stackoverflow tag to doctrine-orm thanks to @malarzm
• 7551: [2.6] Migrate repository name doctrine/doctrine2 -> doctrine/orm thanks to @Majkl578
• 7530: Documentation error typo fix: s/Used-defined/User-Defined thanks to @vladyslavstartsev
• 7519: #7518 Fixed type mismatch between EntityRepository#__construct() and its documented constructor arguments thanks to @koftikes
• 7518: EntityRepository::__construct() expects Doctrine\ORM\EntityManager instead of actual required EntityManagerInterface thanks to @koftikes
• 7490: Fix broken link thanks to @vladyslavstartsev
• 7483: Fixed a minor syntax issue thanks to @javiereguiluz

CI

• 7794: Fix test compatibility with DBAL 2.10.x-dev thanks to @lcobucci
• 7731: Replace custom install script with add-on thanks to @greg0ire
• 7473: Incremental CS checks in 2.x branches thanks to @Majkl578