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BaseObject
in package
implements Configurable

BaseObject is the base class that implements the *property* feature.

A property is defined by a getter method (e.g. getLabel), and/or a setter method (e.g. setLabel). For example, the following getter and setter methods define a property named label:

private $_label;

public function getLabel()
{
    return $this->_label;
}

public function setLabel($value)
{
    $this->_label = $value;
}

Property names are case-insensitive.

A property can be accessed like a member variable of an object. Reading or writing a property will cause the invocation of the corresponding getter or setter method. For example,

// equivalent to $label = $object->getLabel();
$label = $object->label;
// equivalent to $object->setLabel('abc');
$object->label = 'abc';

If a property has only a getter method and has no setter method, it is considered as read-only. In this case, trying to modify the property value will cause an exception.

One can call [[hasProperty()]], [[canGetProperty()]] and/or [[canSetProperty()]] to check the existence of a property.

Besides the property feature, BaseObject also introduces an important object initialization life cycle. In particular, creating an new instance of BaseObject or its derived class will involve the following life cycles sequentially:

  1. the class constructor is invoked;
  2. object properties are initialized according to the given configuration;
  3. the init() method is invoked.

In the above, both Step 2 and 3 occur at the end of the class constructor. It is recommended that you perform object initialization in the init() method because at that stage, the object configuration is already applied.

In order to ensure the above life cycles, if a child class of BaseObject needs to override the constructor, it should be done like the following:

public function __construct($param1, $param2, ..., $config = [])
{
    ...
    parent::__construct($config);
}

That is, a $config parameter (defaults to []) should be declared as the last parameter of the constructor, and the parent implementation should be called at the end of the constructor.

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author

Qiang Xue qiang.xue@gmail.com

since
2.0.13

Table of Contents

Interfaces

Configurable
Configurable is the interface that should be implemented by classes who support configuring its properties through the last parameter to its constructor.

Methods

__call()  : mixed
Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__construct()  : mixed
Constructor.
__get()  : mixed
Returns the value of an object property.
__isset()  : bool
Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()  : mixed
Sets value of an object property.
__unset()  : mixed
Sets an object property to null.
canGetProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()  : string
Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
hasMethod()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()  : bool
Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.
init()  : mixed
Initializes the object.

Methods

__call()

Calls the named method which is not a class method.

public __call(string $name, array<string|int, mixed> $params) : mixed

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when an unknown method is being invoked.

Parameters
$name : string

the method name

$params : array<string|int, mixed>

method parameters

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throws
UnknownMethodException

when calling unknown method

Return values
mixed —

the method return value

__construct()

Constructor.

public __construct([array<string|int, mixed> $config = [] ]) : mixed

The default implementation does two things:

  • Initializes the object with the given configuration $config.
  • Call [[init()]].

If this method is overridden in a child class, it is recommended that

  • the last parameter of the constructor is a configuration array, like $config here.
  • call the parent implementation at the end of the constructor.
Parameters
$config : array<string|int, mixed> = []

name-value pairs that will be used to initialize the object properties

__get()

Returns the value of an object property.

public __get(string $name) : mixed

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing $value = $object->property;.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name

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throws
UnknownPropertyException

if the property is not defined

throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is write-only

see
__set()
Return values
mixed —

the property value

__isset()

Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.

public __isset(string $name) : bool

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing isset($object->property).

Note that if the property is not defined, false will be returned.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name or the event name

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see
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.isset.php
Return values
bool —

whether the named property is set (not null).

__set()

Sets value of an object property.

public __set(string $name, mixed $value) : mixed

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing $object->property = $value;.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name or the event name

$value : mixed

the property value

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throws
UnknownPropertyException

if the property is not defined

throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is read-only

see
__get()

__unset()

Sets an object property to null.

public __unset(string $name) : mixed

Do not call this method directly as it is a PHP magic method that will be implicitly called when executing unset($object->property).

Note that if the property is not defined, this method will do nothing. If the property is read-only, it will throw an exception.

Parameters
$name : string

the property name

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throws
InvalidCallException

if the property is read only.

see
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.unset.php

canGetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.

public canGetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool

A property is readable if:

  • the class has a getter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

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see
canSetProperty()
Return values
bool —

whether the property can be read

canSetProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.

public canSetProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool

A property is writable if:

  • the class has a setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

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see
canGetProperty()
Return values
bool —

whether the property can be written

className()

Returns the fully qualified name of this class.

public static className() : string
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deprecated

since 2.0.14. On PHP >=5.5, use ::class instead.

Return values
string —

the fully qualified name of this class.

hasMethod()

Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.

public hasMethod(string $name) : bool

The default implementation is a call to php function method_exists(). You may override this method when you implemented the php magic method __call().

Parameters
$name : string

the method name

Return values
bool —

whether the method is defined

hasProperty()

Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined.

public hasProperty(string $name[, bool $checkVars = true ]) : bool

A property is defined if:

  • the class has a getter or setter method associated with the specified name (in this case, property name is case-insensitive);
  • the class has a member variable with the specified name (when $checkVars is true);
Parameters
$name : string

the property name

$checkVars : bool = true

whether to treat member variables as properties

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see
canGetProperty()
see
canSetProperty()
Return values
bool —

whether the property is defined

init()

Initializes the object.

public init() : mixed

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.


        

        
    




    

    

                                

                

                                
    

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