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CConfiguration

Package	system.collections
Inheritance	class CConfiguration » CMap » CComponent
Implements	Countable, ArrayAccess, Traversable, IteratorAggregate
Since	1.0
Version	$Id: CConfiguration.php 1678 2010-01-07 21:02:00Z qiang.xue $

CConfiguration represents an array-based configuration.

It can be used to initialize an object's properties.

The configuration data may be obtained from a PHP script. For example,

<?php
return array
(
    'name'=>'My Application',
    'defaultController'=>'index',
);
?>

Use the following code to load the above configuration data:

$config=new CConfiguration('path/to/config.php');

To apply the configuration to an object, call applyTo(). Each (key,value) pair in the configuration data is applied to the object like: $object->$key=$value.

Since CConfiguration extends from CMap, it can be used like an associative array. See CMap for more details.

Public Properties

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Property	Type	Description	Defined By
count	integer	the number of items in the map	CMap
iterator	CMapIterator	Returns an iterator for traversing the items in the list.	CMap
keys	array	the key list	CMap
readOnly	boolean	whether this map is read-only or not.	CMap

Public Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.	CComponent
__construct()	Constructor.	CConfiguration
__get()	Returns a property value, an event handler list or a behavior based on its name.	CComponent
__isset()	Checks if a property value is null.	CComponent
__set()	Sets value of a component property.	CComponent
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.	CComponent
add()	Adds an item into the map.	CMap
applyTo()	Applies the configuration to an object.	CConfiguration
asa()	Returns the named behavior object.	CComponent
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.	CComponent
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.	CComponent
attachEventHandler()	Attaches an event handler to an event.	CComponent
canGetProperty()	Determines whether a property can be read.	CComponent
canSetProperty()	Determines whether a property can be set.	CComponent
clear()	Removes all items in the map.	CMap
contains()		CMap
copyFrom()	Copies iterable data into the map.	CMap
count()	Returns the number of items in the map.	CMap
createObject()	Creates an object and initializes it based on the given configuration.	CConfiguration
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.	CComponent
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.	CComponent
detachEventHandler()	Detaches an existing event handler.	CComponent
disableBehavior()	Disables an attached behavior.	CComponent
disableBehaviors()	Disables all behaviors attached to this component.	CComponent
enableBehavior()	Enables an attached behavior.	CComponent
enableBehaviors()	Enables all behaviors attached to this component.	CComponent
evaluateExpression()	Evaluates a PHP expression or callback under the context of this component.	CComponent
getCount()		CMap
getEventHandlers()	Returns the list of attached event handlers for an event.	CComponent
getIterator()	Returns an iterator for traversing the items in the list.	CMap
getKeys()		CMap
getReadOnly()		CMap
hasEvent()	Determines whether an event is defined.	CComponent
hasEventHandler()	Checks whether the named event has attached handlers.	CComponent
hasProperty()	Determines whether a property is defined.	CComponent
itemAt()	Returns the item with the specified key.	CMap
loadFromFile()	Loads configuration data from a file and merges it with the existing configuration.	CConfiguration
mergeArray()	Merges two arrays into one recursively.	CMap
mergeWith()	Merges iterable data into the map.	CMap
offsetExists()	Returns whether there is an element at the specified offset.	CMap
offsetGet()	Returns the element at the specified offset.	CMap
offsetSet()	Sets the element at the specified offset.	CMap
offsetUnset()	Unsets the element at the specified offset.	CMap
raiseEvent()	Raises an event.	CComponent
remove()	Removes an item from the map by its key.	CMap
saveAsString()	Saves the configuration into a string.	CConfiguration
toArray()		CMap

Protected Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
setReadOnly()		CMap

Method Details

__construct() method

public void __construct(mixed $data=NULL)
$data	mixed	if string, it represents a config file (a PHP script returning the configuration as an array); If array, it is config data.

Constructor.

applyTo() method

public void applyTo(object $object)
$object	object	object to be applied with this configuration

Applies the configuration to an object. Each (key,value) pair in the configuration data is applied to the object like: $object->$key=$value.

createObject() method

public static mixed createObject(mixed $config)
$config	mixed	the configuration. It can be either a string or an array.
{return}	mixed	the created object

Creates an object and initializes it based on the given configuration.

NOTE: this method has been deprecated since version 1.0.1. Please use Yii::createComponent, instead.

loadFromFile() method

public void loadFromFile(string $configFile)
$configFile	string	configuration file path (if using relative path, be aware of what is the current path)

Loads configuration data from a file and merges it with the existing configuration.

A config file must be a PHP script returning a configuration array (like the following)

return array
(
    'name'=>'My Application',
    'defaultController'=>'index',
);