I haven't read the book, but several of the reviews on Amazon [1] mention errors in the code examples. I would trust your instincts when you run across something in the book that doesn't seem right.
-Matt [1] http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0973862157/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_helpful?_encoding=UTF8&coliid=&showViewpoints=1&colid=&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Neriodavid(Wei Dai) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > Does anyone read the Cal Evans book, php|a's Guide to Programming with > Zend Framework? > > I have some simple questions just want to make clear: > > If a class has a protected member/property, say _data, which be assigned > to as a Zend' Db row object on the member table, can you access it as: > > after $this->_data = $member; > $this->emailAddress, instead of $this->_data->emailAddress ? > > If you read the book, check out the chapter4's sample code, suddenly, we > can directly access the $member->emailAdress? > > > And, also, in the register view, when we assigned the view variable > emailAddress etc, so use the echo $this->escape($this->emailAddress) do not > generate an undefined variable warning? > > These may stupid simple question, but these kind thing I never do. I check > the code, does somewhere in the ZF has utilized the magic method, such as > __get or __set to automatically handle this? > > Thanks. >
