Docs For Class P4A

P4A_Object

Description

The base class extended by every p4a object.

Keeps object identifiers (id, name) and any method for event triggering.

author: Fabrizio Balliano <fabrizio.balliano@crealabs.it>
author: Andrea Giardina <andrea.giardina@crealabs.it>
copyright: CreaLabs SNC
abstract:

Located in /p4a/p4a_object.php (line 43)

Direct descendents

Class	Description
P4A_Data_Source
P4A_Collection
P4A_Widget	Base class for objects that permit user interation with the application.
P4A_Data_Field	Every DATA_SOURCE field is a DATA_FIELD.
P4A	THE APPLICATION.
P4A_Mask	The mask is the basic interface object wich contains all widgets and generically every displayed object.

Variable Summary

array $_helpers

string $_id

array $_map_actions

string $_name

array $_objects

string $_parent_id

Method Summary

P4A_Object __construct ([string $name = null], [string $prefix = 'obj'], [string $id = null])

void actionHandler (string $action)

P4A_Object build (string $class, string $name)

void destroy ([ $name = null])

P4A_Object dropImplement (string $action)

P4A_Object dropMethod (string $action)

unknown errorHandler (string $action, [mixed $param = null])

string getId ()

string getName ()

string getObjectType ()

string getParentID ()

P4A_Object implement (string $action, object $object, [string $method = null])

P4A_Object intercept (object $object, string $action, [string $method = null])

boolean isActionTriggered (string $action)

P4A_Object setName (string $name)

P4A_Object setParentID (string $object_id)

unknown void ([mixed $params = null])

void _loadHelper (string $name)

unknown __call (string $name, mixed $args)

Variables

array $_helpers = array() (line 75)

helpers cache

access: protected

string $_id = null (line 48)

access: protected

array $_map_actions = array() (line 64)

Keeps the association between an action and its listener

access: protected

string $_name = null (line 58)

access: protected

array $_objects = array() (line 69)

access: protected

string $_parent_id = null (line 53)

access: protected

Methods

Constructor __construct (line 82)

access: public

P4A_Object __construct ([string $name = null], [string $prefix = 'obj'], [string $id = null])

string $name: Object identifier, when you add an object to another object (such as $p4a) you can access to it by $p4a->object_name
string $prefix: Prefix string for ID generation
string $id: Object ID identifies an object in the $p4a's object collection. You can set a static ID if you want that all clients uses the same ID (tipically for web sites).

Redefined in descendants as:

actionHandler (line 191)

Handle an action implemented by the object

access: public

void actionHandler (string $action)

string $action

build (line 99)

Instance a new $class ojbect and sets its name to $name

P4A_Object build (string $class, string $name)

string $class
string $name

destroy (line 149)

Destroys the object Retrieves all children objects and destroy them.

access: public

void destroy ([ $name = null])

$name

dropImplement (line 255)

Removes handling an action

access: public

P4A_Object dropImplement (string $action)

string $action

dropMethod (line 245)

alias for dropImplement

see: P4A_Object::dropImplement()
deprecated:
access: public

P4A_Object dropMethod (string $action)

string $action

errorHandler (line 293)

Handle an error action implemented by the object.

Checks if the the specified action is triggered and calls it, if the action is not triggered calls the general error handler for the object.

access: public

unknown errorHandler (string $action, [mixed $param = null])

string $action
mixed $param: Parameter(s) that will be passed to the error handler

getId (line 140)

access: public

string getId ()

getName (line 182)

access: public

string getName ()

getObjectType (line 279)

Returns the "CLASS" type of the object.

access: public

string getObjectType ()

getParentID (line 132)

access: public

string getParentID ()

implement (line 225)

Tells the current object to execute a method on another object when an action is called

access: public

P4A_Object implement (string $action, object $object, [string $method = null])

string $action: The action's name
object $object: The object that will intercept the action
string $method: The method that will be called

intercept (line 212)

Tells an object to execute a method on the current object when an action is called

access: public

P4A_Object intercept (object $object, string $action, [string $method = null])

object $object
string $action: The action triggered by an event
string $method: The method that will be executed

isActionTriggered (line 267)

access: public

boolean isActionTriggered (string $action)

string $action

setName (line 173)

access: protected

P4A_Object setName (string $name)

string $name

setParentID (line 123)

access: protected

P4A_Object setParentID (string $object_id)

string $object_id

void (line 332)

just a placeholder

access: public

unknown void ([mixed $params = null])

mixed $params

_loadHelper (line 340)

access: protected

void _loadHelper (string $name)

string $name

__call (line 375)

access: private

unknown __call (string $name, mixed $args)

string $name
mixed $args

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