lithium\data\Model::respondsTo()

public static method
This method is deprecated.

Determines if a given method can be called.

Parameters

  • string $method

    Name of the method.

  • boolean $internal

    Provide true to perform check from inside the class/object. When false checks also for public visibility; defaults to false.

Returns

boolean

Returns true if the method can be called, false otherwise.

Source

	public static function respondsTo($method, $internal = false) {
		$message  = '`' . __METHOD__ . '()` has been deprecated. ';
		$message .= "Use `Model::hasFinder()` instead.";
		trigger_error($message, E_USER_DEPRECATED);


		$self = static::object();
		$methods = static::instanceMethods();
		$isFinder = isset($self->_finders[$method]);
		preg_match('/^findBy(?P<field>\w+)$|^find(?P<type>\w+)By(?P<fields>\w+)$/', $method, $args);
		$staticRepondsTo = $isFinder || $method === 'all' || !!$args;
		$instanceRespondsTo = isset($methods[$method]);
		return $instanceRespondsTo || $staticRepondsTo || parent::respondsTo($method, $internal);
	}