protected function initializeProperties($properties = null)
    {
        $this->getPropertiesInfo();

        // Initialize the properties that were defined using the Initialize / InitializeObject annotations
        $initializeValueValidationEnabled = Configuration::isInitializeValuesValidationEnabled();
        foreach ($this->_initialPropertiesValues as $propertyName => $initialization) {
            $value = null;
            switch ($initialization['type']) {
                case 'initialize':
                    $value = $initialization['value'];
                    break;
                default:
                    $className = $initialization['value'];
                    $value = new $className();
                    break;
            }

            if ($initializeValueValidationEnabled) {
                $this->assertPropertyValue($propertyName, $value);
            }

            $this->$propertyName = $value;
            $this->updateInitializedPropertyValue($propertyName, $value);
        }

        // Initialize the propeties using given arguments
        if ($this->_initializationNeededArguments !== null && $properties !== null) {
            $numberOfNeededArguments = count($this->_initializationNeededArguments);

            MethodCallManager::assertArgsNumber($numberOfNeededArguments, $properties);

            for ($i = 0; $i < $numberOfNeededArguments; $i++) {
                $propertyName = $this->_initializationNeededArguments[$i];
                $argument = $properties[$i];

                $this->assertPropertyValue($propertyName, $argument);
                $this->$propertyName = $argument;
                $this->updateInitializedPropertyValue($propertyName, $argument);
            }
        }
    }