Docs For Class ObjectUtil

method addStandardFieldsToTableDataDefinition [line 77]

The addStandardFieldsToTableDataDefinition(
columns
&$columns)

Generate the ADODB DD field descruptors for the standard PN architecture fields

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return:

modified list of ADODB DD strings

Parameters:

columns

&$columns

The column list from the PNTables structure for the current table

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method addStandardFieldsToTableDefinition [line 30]

Nothing, addStandardFieldsToTableDefinition(
columns
&$columns, col_prefix
$col_prefix)

Add standard PN architecture fields to the table definition

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return:

column array is altered in place

Parameters:

columns	&$columns	The column list from the PNTables structure for the current table
col_prefix	$col_prefix	The column prefix

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method createObject [line 219]

The createObject(
$type
$type)

Create an object of the reuqested type and set the cr_date and cr_uid fields.

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return:

newly created object

Parameters:

$type

$type

The type of the object to create

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method deleteAllObjectTypeAttributes [line 596]

the deleteAllObjectTypeAttributes(
type
$type)

Delete the all attributes for the given tab

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return:

SQL result of the delete operation

Parameters:

type

$type

The type/tablename we wish to delete attributes for

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method deleteObjectAttributes [line 556]

the deleteObjectAttributes(
object The
&$obj, type
$type, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Delete the attributes for the given object.

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return:

SQL result of the delete operation

Parameters:

object The	&$obj	object whose attributes we wish to store
type	$type	The type of the given object
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The idcolumn of the object (optional) (default='id')

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method deleteObjectCategories [line 907]

The deleteObjectCategories(
obj
$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'obj_id'])

Delete a meta data object

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return:

result from the metadata insert operation

Parameters:

obj	$obj	The object we wish to delete categorization data for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='obj_id')

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method deleteObjectMetaData [line 747]

The deleteObjectMetaData(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Delete a meta data object

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return:

result from the metadata insert operation

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to delete metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method diff [line 243]

The diff(
object1
$obj1, object2
$obj2)

Diff 2 objects/arrays

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return:

difference between the two objects

Parameters:

object1	$obj1	The first array/object
object2	$obj2	The second object/array

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method diffExtended [line 264]

A diffExtended(
a1
$a1, a2
$a2, [detail
$detail = false], [recurse
$recurse = true])

Provide an informative extended diff array when comparing 2 arrays

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return:

data array containing the diff results

Parameters:

a1	$a1	Array 1
a2	$a2	Array 2
detail	$detail	whether or not to give detailed update info (optional (default=false)
recurse	$recurse	whether or not to recurse (optional) (default=true)

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method expandObjectArrayWithCategories [line 1003]

The expandObjectArrayWithCategories(
objArray
&$objArray, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'], [field
$field = 'id'], [
$locale = 'eng'])

Expand an object array with it's category data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in. The object passed in is altered in place

Parameters:

objArray	&$objArray	The object array we wish to get the category for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')
field	$field	The category field to return the object's category info (optional) (default='id')
	$locale

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method expandObjectWithAttributes [line 468]

The expandObjectWithAttributes(
object The
&$obj, type
$type, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Expand the given object with it's attributes

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return:

object which has been altered in place

Parameters:

object The	&$obj	object whose attribute we wish to retrieve
type	$type	The type of the given object
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The column which holds the ID value (optional) (default='id')

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method expandObjectWithCategories [line 1098]

The expandObjectWithCategories(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'], [field
$assocKey = ''], assocKey
4)

Expand an object with it's category data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in. The object passed in is altered in place

Parameters:

assocKey	4	The field to use for the associative array index (optional) (default='id')
obj	&$obj	The object we wish to get the metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')
field	$assocKey	The category field to return the object's category info (optional) (default='id')

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method expandObjectWithMeta [line 816]

The expandObjectWithMeta(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Expand an object with it's Meta data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in. The object passed in is altered in place

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to get the metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method fixObjectMetaData [line 665]

Altered fixObjectMetaData(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, idcolumn
$idcolumn)

Ensure that a meta-data object has reasonable default values

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return:

meta object (meta object is also altered in place)

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to store metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method generateCreateDataDictForStandardFields [line 96]

The generateCreateDataDictForStandardFields(
$table
$table)

Generate the ADODB datadict entries to create the standard PN architecture fields

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return:

generated SQL string

Parameters:

$table

$table

The table to add standard fields using ADODB dictionary method

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method generateCreateSqlForStandardFields [line 58]

The generateCreateSqlForStandardFields(
columns
$columns)

Generate the SQL to create the standard PN architecture fields

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return:

generated SQL string

Parameters:

columns

$columns

The column list from the PNTables structure for the current table

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method getAttributeCount [line 643]

The getAttributeCount(
atrName
$atrName)

Retrieve the count for a given attribute name

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return:

count for the given attribute

Parameters:

atrName

$atrName

The name of the attribute

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method getField [line 203]

The getField(
object The
$obj, field
$field, [default
$default = null])

If the specified field is set return it, otherwise return default

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return:

object field value or the default

Parameters:

object The	$obj	object to get the field from
field	$field	The field to get
default	$default	The default value to return if the field is not set on the object (default=null) (optional)

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method getSystemAttributes [line 618]

the getSystemAttributes(
[sort
$sort = 'attribute_name'])

Retrieve a list of attributes defined in the system

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return:

system attributes field array

Parameters:

sort

$sort

The column to sort by (optional) (default='attribute_name')

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method insertObjectMetaData [line 694]

The insertObjectMetaData(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Insert a meta data object

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return:

result from the metadata insert operation

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to store metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method moveField [line 366]

true/false moveField(
object The
$obj, tablename
$tablename, [direction
$direction = 'up'], [field
$field = 'position'], [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'], [field2
$field2 = ''], [value2
$value2 = ''])

Increments or decremnts a sequence number (column position) in a table for a given ID. If exists, it swaps the sequence of the field above or down.

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return:

on success/failure

Parameters:

object The	$obj	object we wish to increment or decrement
tablename	$tablename	The tablename key for the PNTables structure
direction	$direction	whether we want to increment or decrement the position of the object. Possible values are 'up' (default) and 'down'
field	$field	The name of the field we wish to resequence
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The column which contains the unique ID
field2	$field2	An additional field to consider in the where-clause
value2	$value2	An additional value to consider in the where-clause

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method postProcessExpandedObjectArrayCategories [line 1127]

The postProcessExpandedObjectArrayCategories(
objArray
&$objArray, rootCatID
$rootCats, [includeRoot
$includeRoot = false])

Post-process an object-array's expanded categories to generate relative paths

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return:

object-array with the additionally expanded category data is altered in place and returned

Parameters:

objArray	&$objArray	The object array we wish to post-process
rootCatID	$rootCats	The root category ID for the relative path creation
includeRoot	$includeRoot	whether or not to include the root folder in the relative path (optional) (default=false)

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method postProcessExpandedObjectCategories [line 1152]

The postProcessExpandedObjectCategories(
obj
&$obj, rootCat
$rootCatsIDs, [includeRoot
$includeRoot = false])

Post-process an object's expanded category data to generate relative paths

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return:

object with the additionally expanded category data is altered in place and returned

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to post-process
rootCat	$rootCatsIDs	The root category ID for the relative path creation
includeRoot	$includeRoot	whether or not to include the root folder in the relative path (optional) (default=false)

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method removeStandardFieldsFromObject [line 182]

Nothing, removeStandardFieldsFromObject(
object The
&$obj)

Remove the standard fields from the given object

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return:

object is altered in place

Parameters:

object The

&$obj

object to operate on

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method resequenceFields [line 324]

nothing resequenceFields(
tablename
$tablename, [field
$field = 'position'], [float
$float = false], [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Fixes the sequence numbers (column position) in a given table.

Needed, if an object was added or deleted in a table using the arrow up/down feature.

Parameters:

tablename	$tablename	The tablename key for the PNTables structure
field	$field	The name of the field we wish to resequence (optional) (default='position')
float	$float	whether or not to use a float (optional) (default=false (uses integer))
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The column which contains the unique ID

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method retrieveObjectAttributes [line 432]

The retrieveObjectAttributes(
object The
$obj, type
$type, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Retrieve the attribute maps for the specified object

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return:

object attribute (array)

Parameters:

object The	$obj	object whose attribute we wish to retrieve
type	$type	The type of the given object
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The column which holds the ID value (optional) (default='id')

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method retrieveObjectCategoriesList [line 928]

The retrieveObjectCategoriesList(
obj
$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Retrieve object category data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in

Parameters:

obj	$obj	The object we wish to retrieve metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method retrieveObjectCategoriesObjects [line 970]

The retrieveObjectCategoriesObjects(
obj
$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'], [assocKey
$assocKey = ''], [
$enablePermissionCheck = true])

Retrieve object category data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in

Parameters:

obj	$obj	The object we wish to retrieve metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')
assocKey	$assocKey	The field to use for the associative array index (optional) (default='id')
	$enablePermissionCheck

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method retrieveObjectMetaData [line 784]

The retrieveObjectMetaData(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Retrieve object meta data

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return:

object with the meta data filled in

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to retrieve metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method setStandardFieldsOnObjectCreate [line 120]

Nothing, setStandardFieldsOnObjectCreate(
object The
&$obj, [preserveValues
$preserveValues = false], [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Set the standard PN architecture fields for object creation/insert

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return:

object is altered in place

Parameters:

object The	&$obj	object we need to set the standard fields on
preserveValues	$preserveValues	whether or not to preserve value fields which have a valid value set (optional) (default=false)
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The column name of the primary key column (optional) (default='id')

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method setStandardFieldsOnObjectUpdate [line 154]

Nothing, setStandardFieldsOnObjectUpdate(
object The
&$obj, [preserveValues
$preserveValues = false])

Set the standard PN architecture fields to sane values for an object update

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return:

object is altered in place

Parameters:

object The	&$obj	object we need to set the standard fields on
preserveValues	$preserveValues	whether or not to preserve value fields which have a valid value set (optional) (default=false)

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method storeObjectAttributes [line 494]

true/false storeObjectAttributes(
object The
$obj, type
$type, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Store the attributes for the given objects.

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return:

on success/failure

Parameters:

object The	$obj	object whose attributes we wish to store
type	$type	The type of the given object
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The idcolumn of the object (optional) (default='id')

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method storeObjectCategories [line 839]

The storeObjectCategories(
obj
$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Insert a categorization data object

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return:

result from the category data insert operation

Parameters:

obj	$obj	The object we wish to store categorization data for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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method updateObjectMetaData [line 720]

The updateObjectMetaData(
obj
&$obj, tablename
$tablename, [idcolumn
$idcolumn = 'id'])

Update a meta data object

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return:

result from the metadata insert operation

Parameters:

obj	&$obj	The object we wish to store metadata for
tablename	$tablename	The object's tablename
idcolumn	$idcolumn	The object's idcolumn (optional) (default='id')

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Class: ObjectUtil

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Class Methods

method addStandardFieldsToTableDataDefinition [line 77]

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method addStandardFieldsToTableDefinition [line 30]

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method createObject [line 219]

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method deleteAllObjectTypeAttributes [line 596]

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method deleteObjectAttributes [line 556]

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method deleteObjectCategories [line 907]

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method deleteObjectMetaData [line 747]

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method diff [line 243]

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method diffExtended [line 264]

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method expandObjectArrayWithCategories [line 1003]

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method expandObjectWithAttributes [line 468]

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method expandObjectWithCategories [line 1098]

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method expandObjectWithMeta [line 816]

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method fixObjectMetaData [line 665]

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method generateCreateDataDictForStandardFields [line 96]

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method generateCreateSqlForStandardFields [line 58]

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method getAttributeCount [line 643]

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method getField [line 203]

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method getSystemAttributes [line 618]

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method insertObjectMetaData [line 694]

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method moveField [line 366]

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method postProcessExpandedObjectArrayCategories [line 1127]

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method postProcessExpandedObjectCategories [line 1152]

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method removeStandardFieldsFromObject [line 182]

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method resequenceFields [line 324]

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method retrieveObjectAttributes [line 432]