->getLinks()

->getLinks() -- load related objects

Synopsis

boolean $DB_DataObject->getLinks ()

Description

Loads the all the related objects into the main object, by using the links.ini relationships, and sets the calling objects variables with the row name prefixed with an underscode (_) to the resulting objects.

Using this with the earlier column naming convention is depreciated, and links.ini files should be used.

Return value

boolean - TRUE on success and FALSE on failure

Note

This function can not be called statically

See

DB_DataObject::getLink()

Example

Example 20-1. Two Example Tables

Person
+---------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field         | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+---------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id            | mediumint(9)  |      | PRI | 0       | auto_increment |
| first_name    | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| last_name     | varchar(80)   |      | MUL |         |                |
| middle_name   | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| badge_number  | smallint(6)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| street        | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| city          | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| state         | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| zip           | varchar(15)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| phone         | varchar(15)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| reg_type      | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| judge         | varchar(10)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| staff         | varchar(10)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| volunteer     | varchar(10)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| rpga_number   | mediumint(9)  | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| total_fee     | float(10,2)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| email_address | varchar(80)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| country       | varchar(30)   | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
| convention_id | int(11)       |      |     | 0       |                |
| last_modified | timestamp(14) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+---------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

Convention
+----------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| Field                | Type          | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
+----------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
| id                   | int(11)       |      | PRI | 0       | auto_increment |
| name                 | varchar(50)   |      |     |         |                |
| sponsor_organization | varchar(50)   |      |     |         |                |
| rpga_convention_code | varchar(20)   |      |     |         |                |
| web_site_url         | varchar(200)  |      |     |         |                |
| last_modified        | timestamp(14) | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
+----------------------+---------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+

Example 20-4. Resulting Output

Object:dataobjects_person Object
(
    [_DB_DataObject_version] => 1.0
    [__table] => person
    [_database_dsn] => 
    [_database_dsn_md5] => 3974043abbccdd6412fb156a1d10b98377
    [_database] => testing
    [_condition] => 
    [_group_by] => 
    [_order_by] => 
    [_limit] => 
    [_data_select] => *
    [_link_loaded] => 1
    [_lastError] => pear_error Object
        (
            [error_message_prefix] => 
            [mode] => 1
            [level] => 1024
            [code] => -3
            [message] => getLink:Could not find class for row last_modified, table last
            [userinfo] => 
            [callback] => 
        )

    [id] => 1079
    [N] => 1
    [_DB_resultid] => 2
    [first_name] => Tim
    [last_name] => White
    [middle_name] => 
    [badge_number] => 123
    [street] => 334411 N Washington
    [city] => Texas
    [state] => CO
    [zip] => 12345
    [phone] => 343412323232
    [reg_type] => Staff
    [judge] => 
    [staff] => CHECKED
    [volunteer] => 
    [rpga_number] => 1232323
    [total_fee] => 0.00
    [email_address] => tim@example.com
    [country] => USA
    [convention_id] => 1
    [last_modified] => 20020711084539
    [_first_name] => 
    [_last_name] => 
    [_middle_name] => 
    [_badge_number] => 
    [_reg_type] => 
    [_rpga_number] => 
    [_total_fee] => 
    [_email_address] => 
    [_convention_id] => dataobjects_convention Object
        (
            [_DB_DataObject_version] => 1.0
            [__table] => convention
            [_database_dsn] => 
            [_database_dsn_md5] => 3974043abbcc86412fb156a1d10b98377
            [_database] => testing
            [_condition] => 
            [_group_by] => 
            [_order_by] => 
            [_limit] => 
            [_data_select] => *
            [_link_loaded] => 
            [_lastError] => 
            [id] => 1
            [N] => 1
            [_DB_resultid] => 3
            [name] => ABCD XYZ
            [sponsor_organization] => some sponser
            [rpga_convention_code] => ABCD_XYZ
            [web_site_url] => http://example.com
            [last_modified] => 20020703143828
        )

    [_last_modified] => 
)