EntityPlus

gistfile1.txt

<?php

namespace AdvisorsExcel\ImportBundle\Entity;

/**
 * Class EntityPlus
 *
 * Parent class for generic Doctrine entities that provides a convenience method for populating the entity
 *  from an associative array.
 */
class EntityPlus
{
	/**
	 * Populates the entity using an associative array.
	 *
	 * @param array $fieldValues
	 */
	function populate( $fieldValues )
	{
		foreach ( $fieldValues as $field => $value ) {
			if ( strpos( $field, '_' ) !== false ) {
				$fields = explode( '_', $field );
				$field  = $fields[0];
				$i      = 0;
				foreach ( $fields as $f ) {
					if ( $i != 0 ) {
						$field .= ucfirst( $f );
					}
					$i ++;
				}
			}
			$method = 'set' . ucfirst( $field );
			$this->$method( $value ); // NOTE: No error checking.
		}
	}
}