You can still do this with models as well. Using read(), create(),
and set() your model methods can access the 'active record' and
manipulate it. so for example
$this->Apple->id = 1;
$this->Apple->read()
if ($this->Apple->isRed()) {
//do something
}
And your isRed method could look like
function isRed($color = null) {
if (!$color && isset($this->data['Apple']['red'])) {
$color = $this->data['Apple']['color'];
}
return $colour == 'red';
}
-Mark
On May 23, 9:59 am, jakobjp <m...@jakobjp.net> wrote:
> I've read a few discussions about CakePHP returning objects vs.
> arrays, and this is NOT intended to be such. I just have a question,
> related to it:
>
> I used to have (i.e. "before CakePHP") objects like this:
>
> class Apple {
> var $color;
> var $sweet;
> function __construct($id = false) {
> if ($id) $this->load($id);
> return $this;
> }
> function load($id) {
> ... do something to load apple with `id` = $id from db ...
> }
> function isRed() {
> if ($this->color == 'red') return true;
> else return false;
> }
>
> }
>
> In my code I would then often work like this:
>
> $apple = new Apple(123);
> if ($apple->isRed()) echo 'Apple is red";
> else echo 'Apple is not red';
>
> Now my question:
> Where would a function like isRed() be located in the the CakePHP-way?
>
> Since in Cake I don't have an object to call a model's method on, I am
> not sure how to go about this...
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