Building variable getter-method

[Michael Bakonyi]

Hi,

I'd like to do something like this:

if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}

but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL
although the getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?

Cheers,
Michael

[Tsvetan Nikolov]

make sure your getter class returns something!

Post by Michael Bakonyi
Hi,
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL although
the getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?
Cheers,
Michael
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[Jim Lucas]

Post by Michael Bakonyi
Hi,
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {

Untested, but I do recall having to build a temp variable first, then use it
in my call. Also, if you are trying to call a method, you forgot the '()'. So...

$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
$children = $object->$method();

Post by Michael Bakonyi
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL although the
getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?
Cheers,
Michael

[Jim Lucas]

Post by Jim Lucas

Post by Michael Bakonyi
Hi,
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {

Untested, but I do recall having to build a temp variable first, then use it
in my call. Also, if you are trying to call a method, you forgot the '()'.
So...
$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
$children = $object->$method();

Post by Michael Bakonyi
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}

Better yet, rearrange things a little.

$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);

if ( method_exists($object, $method) ) {
$children = $object->$method();
}

Post by Jim Lucas

Post by Michael Bakonyi
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL although the
getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?
Cheers,
Michael

[Michael Bakonyi]

Great, thx a lot for your help! :)

Cheers,
Michael

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Post by Jim Lucas

Post by Jim Lucas

Post by Michael Bakonyi
Hi,
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {

Untested, but I do recall having to build a temp variable first, then use it
in my call. Also, if you are trying to call a method, you forgot the '()'.
So...
$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
$children = $object->$method();

Post by Michael Bakonyi
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}

Better yet, rearrange things a little.
$method = 'get' . ucfirst($property);
if ( method_exists($object, $method) ) {
$children = $object->$method();
}

Post by Jim Lucas

Post by Michael Bakonyi
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL although the
getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?
Cheers,
Michael

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[Stuart Dallas]

Post by Michael Bakonyi
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};

The line above is not calling a method, it’s accessing a member variable. The following might work (note the added brackets at the end), but if not you’ll need to put the name of the method in to a temporary variable as Jim suggests.

$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)}();

Post by Michael Bakonyi
}
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL although the getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?

-Stuart

[Larry Garfield]

Post by Michael Bakonyi
Hi,
if (method_exists($object, 'get' . ucfirst($property))) {
$children = $object->{'get' . ucfirst($property)};
}
but this is not working unfortunately – $children is always NULL
although the getter exits. Is there a another way to build a dynamic getter?
Cheers,
Michael

Side note: PHP is, technically, case-insensitive for
class/function/method names. So you don't need the ucfirst() calls.
Calling $object->foo() and $object->Foo() do the same thing.

--Larry Garfield