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Interface: AlphaDAOProviderInterface

Source Location: /model/AlphaDAOProviderInterface.inc

Interface AlphaDAOProviderInterface

Interface Overview

An interface that defines all of the Data Access Object (DAO) methods that should be included in a provider that implements this interface.

Located in /model/AlphaDAOProviderInterface.inc [line 48]



		
				Author(s):
		
  • John Collins <dev@alphaframework.org>
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Version:  $Id: AlphaDAOProviderInterface.inc 1453 2011-12-04 15:12:54Z johnc $
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Copyright (c) 2011, John Collins (founder of Alpha Framework). All rights reserved.

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Since:  1.1
License:  The BSD License

Methods

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Method Summary
static void   begin()   Starts a new database transaction.
static boolean   checkBOTableExists()   Static method to check the database and see if the table for the indicated BO class name exists (assumes table name will be $BOClassName less "Object").
static void   commit()   Commits the current database transaction.
static void   disconnect()   Disconnects the current database connection if one exists (self::$connection is set)
static mysqli   getConnection()   Gets the current connection singleton, or creates a new one if none exists
static string   getLastDatabaseError()   Returns the last database error string for the current connection.
static void   rollback()   Aborts the current database transaction.
void   addProperty()   Adds in a new class property without loosing existing data (does an ALTER TABLE query on the database).
boolean   checkRecordExists()   Checks that a record exists for the BO in the database.
boolean   checkTableExists()   Checks to see if the table exists in the database for the current business class.
boolean   checkTableNeedsUpdate()   Checks to see if the table in the database matches (for fields) the business class definition, i.e. if the database table is in sync with the class definition.
void   createForeignIndex()   Creates a foreign key constraint (index) in the database on the given attribute.
void   createUniqueIndex()   Creates a unique index in the database on the given attribute(s).
void   delete()   Deletes the current object from the database.
void   dropTable()   Drops the table if the model requirements have changed. All data is lost!
array   findMissingFields()   Returns an array containing any properties on the class which have not been created on the database table yet.
integer   getCount()   Gets the count from the database for the amount of objects of this class.
array   getIndexes()   Gets an array of all of the names of the active database indexes for this class.
integer   getMAX()   Gets the maximum OID value from the database for this class type.
integer   getVersion()   Gets the version_num of the object from the database (returns 0 if the BO is not saved yet).
bool   isTableOverloaded()   Checks to see if the table name matches the classname, and if not if the table name matches the classname name of another BO, i.e. the table is used to store multiple types of BOs.
void   load()   Populates the child object with the properties retrived from the database for the object $OID.
array   loadAll()   Loads all of the objects of this class into an array which is returned.
array   loadAllByAttribute()   Loads all of the objects of this class by the specified attribute into an array which is returned.
array   loadAllByAttributes()   Loads all of the objects of this class by the specified attributes into an array which is returned.
array   loadAllByDayUpdated()   Loads all of the objects of this class that where updated (updated_ts value) on the date indicated.
array   loadAllFieldValuesByAttribute()   Loads all of the specified attribute values of this class by the specified attribute into an array which is returned.
void   loadByAttribute()   Populates the child object from the database table by the given attribute value.
void   makeTable()   Builds a new database table for the BO class.
array   query()   Returns a 2d array, where each element in the array is another array representing a database row.
void   rebuildTable()   Re-builds the table if the model requirements have changed. All data is lost!
void   reload()   Reloads the object from the database, overwritting any attribute values in memory.
void   save()   Saves the object. If $this->OID is empty or null it will INSERT, otherwise UPDATE.
void   saveAttribute()   Saves the field specified with the value supplied. Only works for persistent BOs. Note that no Alpha type validation is performed with this method!
void   setBO()   Provide the BO that we are going to map the data to from this provider.
void   setEnumOptions()   Populate all of the enum options for this object from the database.

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Methods
static method begin  [line 381]

  static void begin( )

Starts a new database transaction.


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Access:  public

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Throws:  AlphaException
Since:  1.1

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static method checkBOTableExists  [line 292]

  static boolean checkBOTableExists( string $BOClassName  )

Static method to check the database and see if the table for the indicated BO class name exists (assumes table name will be $BOClassName less "Object").

Parameters:
string   $BOClassName:  The name of the business object class we are checking.

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Access:  public

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Throws:  AlphaException
Since:  1.1

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static method commit  [line 389]

  static void commit( )

Commits the current database transaction.


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Access:  public

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Throws:  FailedSaveException
Since:  1.1

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static method disconnect  [line 62]

  static void disconnect( )

Disconnects the current database connection if one exists (self::$connection is set)


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1

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static method getConnection  [line 55]

  static mysqli getConnection( )

Gets the current connection singleton, or creates a new one if none exists


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1

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static method getLastDatabaseError  [line 70]

  static string getLastDatabaseError( )

Returns the last database error string for the current connection.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1

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static method rollback  [line 397]

  static void rollback( )

Aborts the current database transaction.


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Access:  public

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Throws:  AlphaException
Since:  1.1

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addProperty  [line 244]

  void addProperty( string $propName  )

Adds in a new class property without loosing existing data (does an ALTER TABLE query on the database).

Parameters:
string   $propName:  The name of the new field to add to the database table.

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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checkRecordExists  [line 362]

  boolean checkRecordExists( int $OID  )

Checks that a record exists for the BO in the database.

Parameters:
int   $OID:  The Object ID of the object we want to see whether it exists or not.

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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checkTableExists  [line 281]

  boolean checkTableExists( )

Checks to see if the table exists in the database for the current business class.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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checkTableNeedsUpdate  [line 302]

  boolean checkTableNeedsUpdate( )

Checks to see if the table in the database matches (for fields) the business class definition, i.e. if the database table is in sync with the class definition.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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createForeignIndex  [line 333]

  void createForeignIndex( string $attributeName, string $relatedClass, string $relatedClassAttribute, bool $allowNullValues  )

Creates a foreign key constraint (index) in the database on the given attribute.

Parameters:
string   $attributeName:  The name of the attribute to apply the index on.
string   $relatedClass:  The name of the related class in the format "NameObject".
string   $relatedClassAttribute:  The name of the field to relate to on the related class.
bool   $allowNullValues:  For foreign key indexes that don't allow null values, set this to false (default is true).

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  FailedIndexCreateException

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createUniqueIndex  [line 344]

  void createUniqueIndex( string $attribute1Name, [string $attribute2Name = ''], [string $attribute3Name = '']  )

Creates a unique index in the database on the given attribute(s).

Parameters:
string   $attribute1Name:  The first attribute to mark unique in the database.
string   $attribute2Name:  The second attribute to mark unique in the databse (optional, use only for composite keys).
string   $attribute3Name:  The third attribute to mark unique in the databse (optional, use only for composite keys).

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  FailedIndexCreateException

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delete  [line 200]

  void delete( )

Deletes the current object from the database.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  FailedDeleteException

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dropTable  [line 234]

  void dropTable( [string $tableName = null]  )

Drops the table if the model requirements have changed. All data is lost!

Parameters:
string   $tableName:  Optional table name, leave blank for the defined table for this class to be dropped

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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findMissingFields  [line 312]

  array findMissingFields( )

Returns an array containing any properties on the class which have not been created on the database table yet.


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Return:  An array of missing fields in the database table.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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getCount  [line 264]

  integer getCount( [ $attributes = array()], [array $values = array()], array $atributes  )

Gets the count from the database for the amount of objects of this class.

Parameters:
array   $atributes:  The attributes to count the objects by (optional).
array   $values:  The values of the attributes to count the objects by (optional).
   $attributes: 

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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getIndexes  [line 321]

  array getIndexes( )

Gets an array of all of the names of the active database indexes for this class.


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Return:  An array of database indexes on this table.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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getMAX  [line 253]

  integer getMAX( )

Gets the maximum OID value from the database for this class type.


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Return:  The maximum OID value in the class table.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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getVersion  [line 209]

  integer getVersion( )

Gets the version_num of the object from the database (returns 0 if the BO is not saved yet).


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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isTableOverloaded  [line 373]

  bool isTableOverloaded( )

Checks to see if the table name matches the classname, and if not if the table name matches the classname name of another BO, i.e. the table is used to store multiple types of BOs.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BadBOTableNameException

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load  [line 79]

  void load( integer $OID  )

Populates the child object with the properties retrived from the database for the object $OID.

Parameters:
integer   $OID:  The object ID of the business object to load.

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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loadAll  [line 105]

  array loadAll( [integer $start = 0], [integer $limit = 0], [string $orderBy = 'OID'], [string $order = 'ASC'], [boolean $ignoreClassType = false]  )

Loads all of the objects of this class into an array which is returned.

Parameters:
integer   $start:  The start of the SQL LIMIT clause, useful for pagination.
integer   $limit:  The amount (limit) of objects to load, useful for pagination.
string   $orderBy:  The name of the field to sort the objects by.
string   $order:  The order to sort the objects by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type

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Return:  An array containing objects of this type of business object.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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loadAllByAttribute  [line 123]

  array loadAllByAttribute( $attribute, string $value, [integer $start = 0], [integer $limit = 0], [string $orderBy = "OID"], [string $order = "ASC"], [boolean $ignoreClassType = false], [array $constructorArgs = array()], string $atribute  )

Loads all of the objects of this class by the specified attribute into an array which is returned.

Parameters:
string   $atribute:  The attribute to load the objects by.
string   $value:  The value of the attribute to load the objects by.
integer   $start:  The start of the SQL LIMIT clause, useful for pagination.
integer   $limit:  The amount (limit) of objects to load, useful for pagination.
string   $orderBy:  The name of the field to sort the objects by.
string   $order:  The order to sort the objects by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type.
array   $constructorArgs:  An optional array of contructor arguements to pass to the BOs that will be generated and returned. Supports a maximum of 5 arguements.
   $attribute: 

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Return:  An array containing objects of this type of business object.
Access:  public

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Throws:  BONotFoundException
Throws:  IllegalArguementException
Since:  1.1

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loadAllByAttributes  [line 140]

  array loadAllByAttributes( [ $attributes = array()], [array $values = array()], [integer $start = 0], [integer $limit = 0], [string $orderBy = 'OID'], [string $order = 'ASC'], [boolean $ignoreClassType = false], array $atributes  )

Loads all of the objects of this class by the specified attributes into an array which is returned.

Parameters:
array   $atributes:  The attributes to load the objects by.
array   $values:  The values of the attributes to load the objects by.
integer   $start:  The start of the SQL LIMIT clause, useful for pagination.
integer   $limit:  The amount (limit) of objects to load, useful for pagination.
string   $orderBy:  The name of the field to sort the objects by.
string   $order:  The order to sort the objects by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type
   $attributes: 

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Return:  An array containing objects of this type of business object.
Access:  public

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Throws:  BONotFoundException
Throws:  IllegalArguementException
Since:  1.1

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loadAllByDayUpdated  [line 155]

  array loadAllByDayUpdated( string $date, [integer $start = 0], [integer $limit = 0], [string $orderBy = "OID"], [string $order = "ASC"], [boolean $ignoreClassType = false]  )

Loads all of the objects of this class that where updated (updated_ts value) on the date indicated.

Parameters:
string   $date:  The date for which to load the objects updated on, in the format 'YYYY-MM-DD'.
integer   $start:  The start of the SQL LIMIT clause, useful for pagination.
integer   $limit:  The amount (limit) of objects to load, useful for pagination.
string   $orderBy:  The name of the field to sort the objects by.
string   $order:  The order to sort the objects by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type

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Return:  An array containing objects of this type of business object.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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loadAllFieldValuesByAttribute  [line 170]

  array loadAllFieldValuesByAttribute( string $attribute, string $value, string $returnAttribute, [string $order = 'ASC'], [boolean $ignoreClassType = false]  )

Loads all of the specified attribute values of this class by the specified attribute into an array which is returned.

Parameters:
string   $attribute:  The attribute name to load the field values by.
string   $value:  The value of the attribute to load the field values by.
string   $returnAttribute:  The name of the attribute to return.
string   $order:  The order to sort the BOs by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type.

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Return:  An array of field values.
Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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loadByAttribute  [line 91]

  void loadByAttribute( $attribute, string $value, [boolean $ignoreClassType = false], [array $loadAttributes = array()], string $atribute  )

Populates the child object from the database table by the given attribute value.

Parameters:
string   $atribute:  The name of the attribute to load the object by.
string   $value:  The value of the attribute to load the object by.
boolean   $ignoreClassType:  Default is false, set to true if you want to load from overloaded tables and ignore the class type
array   $loadAttributes:  The attributes to load from the database to this object (leave blank to load all attributes)
   $attribute: 

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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  BONotFoundException

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makeTable  [line 217]

  void makeTable( )

Builds a new database table for the BO class.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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query  [line 416]

  array query( string $sqlQuery  )

Returns a 2d array, where each element in the array is another array representing a database row.

Parameters:
string   $sqlQuery: 

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Access:  public

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Throws:  CustomQueryException
Since:  1.1

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rebuildTable  [line 225]

  void rebuildTable( )

Re-builds the table if the model requirements have changed. All data is lost!


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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reload  [line 352]

  void reload( )

Reloads the object from the database, overwritting any attribute values in memory.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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save  [line 180]

  void save( )

Saves the object. If $this->OID is empty or null it will INSERT, otherwise UPDATE.


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Access:  public

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Throws:  FailedSaveException
Since:  1.1
Throws:  LockingException
Throws:  ValidationException

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saveAttribute  [line 192]

  void saveAttribute( string $attribute, mixed $value  )

Saves the field specified with the value supplied. Only works for persistent BOs. Note that no Alpha type validation is performed with this method!

Parameters:
string   $attribute:  The name of the attribute to save.
mixed   $value:  The value of the attribute to save.

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Access:  public

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Throws:  IllegalArguementException
Throws:  FailedSaveException
Since:  1.1

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setBO  [line 405]

  void setBO( AlphaDAO $BO  )

Provide the BO that we are going to map the data to from this provider.

Parameters:
AlphaDAO   $BO: 

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setEnumOptions  [line 272]

  void setEnumOptions( )

Populate all of the enum options for this object from the database.


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Access:  public

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Since:  1.1
Throws:  AlphaException

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