lithium\data\entity\Document::__get()

Overrides lithium\data\Entity::__get()

public method

PHP magic method used when accessing fields as document properties, i.e. $document->_id.

Parameters

$name The
field name, as specified with an object property.

Returns

mixed

Returns the value of the field specified in $name, and wraps complex data types in sub-Document objects.

Source

	public function &__get($name) {
		if (strpos($name, '.')) {
			return $this->_getNested($name);
		}

		if (isset($this->_embedded[$name]) && !isset($this->_relationships[$name])) {
			throw new RuntimeException("Not implemented.");
		}
		$result =& parent::__get($name);

		if ($result !== null || array_key_exists($name, $this->_updated)) {
			return $result;
		}

		if ($field = $this->schema($name)) {
			if (isset($field['default'])) {
				$this->set([$name => $field['default']]);
				return $this->_updated[$name];
			}
			if (isset($field['array']) && $field['array'] && ($model = $this->_model)) {
				$this->_updated[$name] = $model::create([], [
					'class' => 'set',
					'schema' => $this->schema(),
					'pathKey' => $this->_pathKey ? $this->_pathKey . '.' . $name : $name,
					'parent' => $this,
					'model' => $this->_model,
					'defaults' => false
				]);
				return $this->_updated[$name];
			}
		}
		$null = null;
		return $null;
	}