Generic exchangeArray() method in a parent class

GenericSerializable.php

<?php
class GenericSerializable
{
    public $id = null;
    public $name = 'genericThing';
    public $someProperties = array();
    
    public function exchangeArray($data)
    {
        // Includes all public variables of children classes
        $classVars = get_class_vars(get_class($this));
        
        foreach ($classVars as $key => $value) {
            $this->{$key} = (isset($data[$key])) ? $data[$key] : null;
        }
    }
}