This behavior provides either class table or single table inheritance: http://bakery.cakephp.org/articles/view/inheritable-behavior-missing-link-of-cake-model
On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 3:45 AM, welja<[email protected]> wrote: > > Can CakePHP support Class Table Inheritance? ( > http://martinfowler.com/eaaCatalog/classTableInheritance.html ) > > In other words, can a cakephp Model set and get it's data from > multiple tables. > > A short example, consider the following tables: > * node > - id > - name > - class > - price > - (more metadata) > > * node_tv > - id > - display_size > > * node_computer > - id > - processor_type > - harddisk_size > > When you instantiate a new Computer Model, cakephp should set / pull > (preferably via a smart query) it's data from the tables node and > node_computer. > > This way all metadata is kept in the node table, which is easy for > looking up general product info fast and - with a large number of > products - keeps the metainfo maintainable. > > I use this design pattern often in my custom build apps and i wonder > if cakePHP is able to do something similar, without performance loss > (aka smart queries). > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
