3 * This class contains object attributes which we can now send together to
6 * @author Roland Haeder <webmaster@ship-simu.org>
8 * @copyright Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 Roland Haeder, this is free software
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10 * @link http://www.ship-simu.org
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26 class SerializationContainer extends FrameworkArrayObject {
28 * Protected constructor, must stay as public... *sigh*
32 public function __construct () {
33 // Call parent constructor
34 parent::__construct(__CLASS__);
38 * Create a SerializationContainer object by applying the limitations
39 * in $limitInstance on $object. The resulting data container will only
40 * hold the attributed and their values which we have specified in
41 * the limitation object.
43 * @param $limitInstance The instance to the object ObjectLimits
44 * @param $object The origin object. We don't touch it here.
45 * @return $containerInstance An instance of SerializationContainer
46 * @throws GetterNotFoundException If a getter was not found
48 public final static function createSerializationContainer (ObjectLimits $limitInstance, FrameworkInterface $object) {
50 $containerInstance = new SerializationContainer();
52 // Iterate through the whole limitation array
53 for ($idx = $limitInstance->getLimitArray()->getIterator(); $idx->valid(); $idx->next()) {
54 // Get current item from list
55 $curr = ucfirst($idx->current());
57 // Is the required method available?
58 if (method_exists($object, sprintf("get%s", $curr))) {
59 // Generate call-back function
60 $value = call_user_func_array(array($object, sprintf("get%s", $curr)));
62 // Add this item to the container list
63 $containerInstance->append(array(
69 throw new GetterNotFoundException(array($object, $curr), self::EXCEPTION_GETTER_IS_MISSING);
73 // Return container instance
74 return $containerInstance;