Magic accessors

xPDOObject magic accessors¶

xPDOObject implements the magic methods __get(), __set() and __isset() so that fields and loaded related objects can be accessed as properties.

These accessors are only active when the corresponding hydration options are enabled:

• xPDO::OPT_HYDRATE_FIELDS — exposes fields as readable properties via __get().
• xPDO::OPT_HYDRATE_RELATED_OBJECTS — exposes loaded related objects as readable properties via __get().
• xPDO::OPT_HYDRATE_ADHOC_FIELDS — exposes ad-hoc (not declared) fields.

When the options are disabled, __get() silently returns null and __set() returns false, so accessing $object->somefield appears to work but yields nothing.

Syntax¶

mixed __get (string $name)
boolean __set (string $name, mixed $value)
boolean __isset (string $name)

Example¶

$modx->setOption(xPDO::OPT_HYDRATE_FIELDS, true);
$resource = $modx->getObject('modResource', 42);
echo $resource->pagetitle;

See Also¶

• Hydrating Fields
• xPDOObject