On Fri, 2008-04-18 at 13:54 -0600, Nathan Nobbe wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Robert Cummings <robert@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > Nope, the point is moot. If I've made my properties publicly accessible,
> > now, due to the ability to trap via __get() or __set(), I can remove
> > them and handle them. Thus, I can retrospectively change the semantics
> > without care for having exposed the properties themselves. The point is
> > moot here because the option now exists to enhance properties at a later
> > date without the need to drive the enhancements through a method the
> > user must call (the details of __get() and __set() are hidden from the
> > user of the properties ;)
>
>
> i see your rationale now, and yes i agree, using the magic methods does
> afford the ability to make transparent changes and thats great. however,
> what im saying is thats still encapsulation, just a different way of
> attaining it.
I'm not arguing against encapsulation, only indicating that there's no
longer a point to differentiating between method wrapping and property
access in PHP (although maybe there's some fringe differences-- I
haven't played with it much at this time).
> and the other negative of that approach is having to bulk up
> the logic in the magic methods. i tend to use them to handle attempts to
> access non-existent params.
Why bulk up your magic methods? Keep them slim...
<?php
class Foo
{
function __get( $name )
{
if( method_exists( $this, 'get'.ucFirst( $name ) ) )
{
return $this->{'get'.ucFirst( $name )}();
}
return null;
}
function getName()
{
return 'Namicus Orealeeyus';
}
}
$foo = new Foo();
echo $foo->name."\n";
?>
Or if you want to pick and choose...
<?php
class Foo
{
function __get( $name )
{
static $map = array
(
'name' => 'getName',
);
if( isset( $map[$name] ) )
{
return $this->{$map[$name]}();
}
return null;
}
function getName()
{
return 'Namicus Orealeeyus';
}
}
?>
> actually, tho drifting a bit; i think the __call() magic method is great
> because it allows handling of what would otherwise be a fatal error when
> trying to invoke a non-existent class method.
Very useful for things like SOAP.
Cheers,
Rob.
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