Class ClassDescriptor

Manages class extensions properties.

Final
Namespace: Core
Package: Core
Since: 3.1
Requires: PHP 5.3
Version: 1.0
Located at Object.inc.php

Methods summary

`public static Core\ClassDescriptor`	# `get( string\|object $classOrInstance )` Retrieves the class descriptor for a given class or object. Retrieves the class descriptor for a given class or object. This method equals `Core\ClassDescriptor::lookup()` except that always a class descriptor is returned. If no class descriptor exists, a new descriptor is allocated. If the class is not a descendant of `Core\Object` then an exception is thrown. Parameters `$classOrInstance` Class name or object instance to return class descriptor for. Returns `Core\ClassDescriptor` Throws `Core\Exception\InvalidArgument` The provided class name or object is not a descendant of `Core\Object`. Since 3.1
`public static Core\ClassDescriptor`	# `lookup( string\|object $classOrInstance )` Retrieves an existing class descriptor for a given class or object. Retrieves an existing class descriptor for a given class or object. This method equals `Core\ClassDescriptor::get()` except that `null` is returned, if no class descriptor for the queried class name was initialised or the class is not a descendant of `Core\Object`. Parameters `$classOrInstance` Class name or object instance to return class descriptor for. Returns `Core\ClassDescriptor` Class descriptor instance of provided class name or object, if a class descriptor exists, otherwise `null`. Since 3.1
`public`	# `attachMethod( $methodName, $instance, $instanceMethod )` Attaches a method to the class managed by the class descriptor. Attaches a method to the class managed by the class descriptor. Parameters `$methodName` Name of method to attach. `$instance` Instance that holds the method to be injected. `$instanceMethod` Name of method in instance to inject. Returns $this Since 3.1
`public mixed`	# `attachedMethod( string $methodName )` Performs lookup for an attached method. Performs lookup for an attached method. The return value is subject to change and hence not yet clearly defined. Parameters `$methodName` Name of method to lookup. Returns mixed Data structure storing details on the attached method or `null`, if no such method exists. Since 3.1

Properties summary

`protected array`	`$_v_attachedMethods` Holds all methods attached to a class. Holds all methods attached to a class. Since 3.1	# `array ()`

Magic properties

`public read-only array`	`$attachedMethods` Array of methods attached to the class described by the descriptor instance. Keys are the names of the attached methods, values a pair of class/object and the name of the respective method implementing the attached method call.