note 82629 added to language.oop5.magic

Remember that setters and getters (__set, __get) will work in your class as long as you NOT SET the property with given name. If you still want to have the public property definition in the class source code (phpDocumentor, editor code completition, or any other reason) when using these magic methods, simply unset() your public properties inside the constructor. __set/__get function will be called and code reader will see at first sight, which public properties are available. Example: <?php class user { /** * @var int Gets and sets the user ID */ public $UserID; private $_userID; public function __construct() { // All the magic is in single line: // We unset public property, so our setters and getters // are used and phpDoc and editors with code completition are happy unset($this->UserID); } public function __set($key, $value) { // assign value for key UserID to _userID property } public function __get($key) { // return value of _userID for UserID property } } ?> ---- Server IP: 69.147.83.197 Probable Submitter: 89.24.234.232 ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.magic.php Edit -- https://master.php.net/note/edit/82629 Del: integrated -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/integrated Del: useless -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/useless Del: bad code -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/bad+code Del: spam -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/spam Del: non-english -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/non-english Del: in docs -- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629/in+docs Del: other reasons-- https://master.php.net/note/delete/82629 Reject -- https://master.php.net/note/reject/82629 Search -- https://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php