在Doctrine中编写模型方法

Question

I'd like to encapsulate functionality specific to certain models by including methods in the model class definitions. So, for example:

abstract class BaseUser extends DoctrineRecord {    

    public function setTableDefinition(){  
       //etc.  
    }  

    public function setUp(){  
       //etc.  
    } 

    public function getName(){  
       return $this->name  
    }
}

$this->name throws an error, as does $name. Is it possible to access the model properties from here?

Answer 1

Properties can be accessed using $this->propertyName as anyone would expect. My problem was that getProperty (getName in my example) is a function that the Doctrine framework automatically creates, creating a conflict when I tried to create my own. I changed the name to whatIsName() and everything worked.