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base_object

Provides some basic capabilities like error-handling and handling of defaults.

private class base_object

Provides some basic capabilities like error-handling and handling of defaults.
This class handles various messages. By using this class, you'llget a set of standard methods to generate messenges. You can makeerror-messages, notices and print debug-information.

Authors Martin Geisler <gimpster@gimpster.com>

Version base_object.html,v 1.6 2001/06/27 11:35:43 gimpster Exp

Direct known subclasses: db_layer, locale_common, db_common

Public Method Summary
void	base_object(array $input) Sets up the properties by overriding the defaults with the actual input.

Private Method Summary
void	error(string $msg) Prints an error-message.
void	debug(string $msg) Prints a notice.
void	print_properties() Prints properties.

Private Field Summary
array	$properties All the objects properties are stored in this array.
string	$version The version.

Public Method Details

base_object

public void base_object( array $input )

Sets up the properties by overriding the defaults with the actual input.
First it includes the file 'defaults-dist.php'. Next it includes 'defaults.php'. You should place your local customizations in that file, since it will never be overridden. Finally it runs through $input and overrides the properties defined there.

Parameter

array	$input
	initial properties of the object

Returns

void

Private Method Details

error

private void error( string $msg )

Prints an error-message.
You should supply it with a string as the argument, and it willthen print the string, prefixed with the word 'Error' in bold.

Parameter

string	$msg
	error-message.

Returns

void

debug

private void debug( string $msg )

Prints a notice.
You should supply it with a string as the argument, and it willthen print the string, prefixed with the word 'Debug' in bold.

Parameter

string	$msg
	notice.

Returns

void

print_properties

private void print_properties( )

Prints properties.
This method prints all the properties, of this object. It is onlyused as a tool for debugging.

Returns

void

Private Field Details
$properties
private array $properties >>`array()`<< All the objects properties are stored in this array.

$version
private string $version >><< The version.