Re: HTML_Template_Flexy private vars in controller

Thanks a lot for your help. You're right, this is not really related to flexy api/code. It was only an idea based on a feature of flexy. Regards, Didier "Alan Knowles" <alan@akbkhome.com> a écrit dans le message de news: 3F064A1A.9090307@akbkhome.com... > Didier Galland wrote: > > I'll try to be more clear (my english is not very good). The goal is to > > hide internal stuff from outside (esp. designers) : private vars are > > impossible to output, phpdocumenter won't parse them, flexy will ignore > > them, etc. > > You ask me for an example : > > I've wrote this method in my parent class controller : > > function set_tags($object)//param $object is a data object > > { > > foreach(get_object_vars($this) as $tag_name => $default_value) { > if ($tag_name{0} == '_') { > continue; > } > > > > if (!is_array($this->$tag_name)) { > > $tag_value = $object->get($tag_name); > > if (!empty($tag_value)) { > > $this->$tag_name = $tag_value; > > } elseif (!empty($default_value)) { > > $this->$tag_name = $default_value;//value in declaration > > of var > > } > continue; > } > if (is_array($this->$tag_name) && method_exists($this,'set_' . > $tag_name)) { > > > > //used for lists of other objects, $products in a category > > page e.g. > > $method = 'set_' . $tag_name;//name of the method that set > > the array of objects > > $this->$method($object->get('id')); > > } > > } > > } > > So, in sub-classes controller (in the constructor), I call > > $this->set_vars($_page_object) and all my declared vars are set > > automatically. > > > > The downside of this is that even $vars that are not intended to be output > > ($_template, $_modulename of sub-controller, etc.) are set by this method. > > Indeed, get_object_vars considers all vars, included private ones, useless > > parsing can then occurs. So if private vars are ignored by flexy, I save > > some parsing (?? I'm not sure, and I don't know performance effects). > > > flexy ignores these variables at compile time, by ignoring {_a} or > {someobject._a} > > the above skip should stop your private variables being loaded. - but I > dont think it really related to flexy's API/code.. > > > > btw: > > {t:r} triggers a > > "Warning: htmlspecialchars() expects parameter 1 to be string, object given" > > I've got quite a few patches and things queued up for changes on flexy > at the moment, and I'll see if I can get this added in. > > Regards > Alan > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Didier > > > > > > "Alan Knowles" <alan@akbkhome.com> a écrit dans le message de news: > > 3F02278E.5020402@akbkhome.com... > > > >>Didier Galland wrote: > >> > >>>Is Flexy skipping private vars in the controller and doesn't output them > > > > ? I > > > >>>mean vars that begins by an underscore. So if $_test in the controller > > > > and > > > >>>{_test} in the template, {_test} is outputed without modification > > > > ({test} > > > >>>from $test is outputed normally). > >>> > >>>I would like to know if this is an intended feature > >> > >>It was. > >>and if this feature will > >> > >>>remains in future versions of flexy. > >> > >>I'm open to ideas on this. > >> > >>It is (would be ?) a nice feature, when > >> > >>>setting vars to output automatically (with get_object_vars($this) e.g.), > >> > >>the old version did do something like that, if you have not disabled php > >>in code, at present you can do > >><script language="php"> > >>print_r($t); > >></script> > >> > >>from what I remember, I did add it as a modifier in early versions - > >>eg: > >>{t:r} > >>but have no made any decisisons on modifiers for the current version. > >> > >> > >> > >>>also providing a mean to set a nice api / doc for designers (hiding > > > > private > > > >>>vars). > >> > >>Not quite sure what you are getting at here - have you got an example? > >> > >>Regards > >>Alan > >> > >>>Regards, > >>> > >>>Didier > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > Can you help out? > Need Consulting Services or Know of a Job? > http://www.akbkhome.com >