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Question

It is required to overwrite customer_resource class. I added required config.xml options for resource rewriting, but when overwritten class method calls parent class method from itself, it actually called the parent method from which I extend to, nor the parent of Mage_Customer_Model_Resource_Customer:

  class My_Plugin_Model_Resource_Customer extends Mage_Customer_Model_Resource_Customer 
    {

    protected function _beforeSave(Varien_Object $customer){
        parent::_beforeSave($customer);
    ...
        }
    }

So, how to call parent method correctly in this case ? some kind of double downcasting is possible in php ?

Answer 1

The easiest solution, in particular this case, was to call:

Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Abstract::_beforeSave($customer);

as the required parent of Mage_Customer_Model_Resource_Customer is Mage_Eav_Model_Entity_Abstract it will call the grandparent.

also, there is method with ReflectionMethod->invoke()

more info here: How to call grandparent method without getting E_STRICT error?