Returning specific information with ->ID, ->Account, ->Mail, ->Skype etc...

[Zeuz]

(With one main function like User(), but without user class)

I don't really have idea what is smart way to create bunch of information picked up with the "arrow" I actually know what are they, but I don't know how to explain or what ever it is that I can search it from google.

But I want it to be like this:

function User($Name) {
// Other shiiieeeeet
}

Example results:
<?php $User($_SESSION['account'])->ID; ?>
<?php $User($_SESSION['account'])->Account; ?>
<?php $User($_SESSION['account'])->Mail; ?>
<?php $User($_SESSION['account'])->Skype; ?>

I can use such a feature for logged in users as I can use it for profiles like this.

<?php $User($_GET['profile'])->ID; ?>
<?php $User($_GET['profile'])->Account; ?>

etc...

But I don't have a clue how do I create "inner function" / "nested function" or whatever that I can use it with arrow. I've seen such a thing before, but it doesn't really help me just now. If I create functions inside of function I cannot use them with arrow.

Any ideas? Thanks!

[Pc Monk]

thats mvc programming and theres a bit different between php (mvc) and php it self , if you wanna code the mvc way u use "->" , i recommend you search for php mvc programming it can help you

[akhileshbc]

How about creating a class that will accept the ID via its constructor and you could use this object later by calling it's properties/functions.

class User
{

  public $ID;
  public $Account;
  public $Mail;
  public $Skype;

  public function __construct($id)
  {
    fetchUser($id);
  } 
  
  public function fetchUser($id)
  {
     $this->ID = $id;

      //do some DB fetching and assign the values from the DB to the class's data members. I am assuming a variable $row is containing the datarow of the query you executed on DB.
     $this->Account = $row['Account'];
     $this->Mail =  $row['Mail'];
     $this->Skype = $row['Skype'];
  }
}


// ---- Usage

$obj = new User(123); //create the Class's object passing the ID to the constructor

echo $obj->ID;
echo $obj->Account;
echo $obj->Mail;
echo $obj->Skype;


// ---- If you want to fetch another user ID's data:

$obj->fetchUser(3564);

echo $obj->ID;
echo $obj->Account;
echo $obj->Mail;
echo $obj->Skype; 

This is a simple demonstration only. You have to improve it and take care of the rest of the things!

[penagate]

I'm not sure exactly what you're looking for.
Perhaps it's the 'magic' function __get, which lets emulate members without explicitly defining them:

<?php
        class User
        {
                private $dict;
                private function __construct(array $props) { $this->dict = $props; }
                public function __get($key) { return $this->dict[$key]; }
                public static function lookup($name) { return new User(['name' => $name]); }
        }

        $u = User::lookup('John Citizen')->name . "\n";
?>

I'm not sure why you'd want to do that, to be honest.