to much magic?

gistfile1.aw

<?php
    public function __call($name, $arguments)
    {
        if (preg_match('#^findBy(.*)#', $name, $matches)) {
            $colName = strtolower($this->_filter->filter($matches[1]));
            
            return $this->_returnCollection(
                $this->_table->fetchAll(array($colName . '=?' => $arguments[0]))
            );
        } else {
            return call_user_func_array(array($this->_table, $name), $arguments);
        }
    }