Source for file classes_post.php

<?php
 
class post extends b_object {
    //NOTE - object type definition "user types"
    
    var $title;
    var $post_date;
    var $text;
 
    function post( $constructID = NULL ) {
        parent::b_object( $constructID, 'posts' );
        
        $this->post_date = toPhpDate( $this->post_date );
    }        
    
    //NOTE: these functions are here to overload the base class functions if special data validation etc is needed
    //function &get_attribute( $attribute ) { }
    //function set_attribute( $attribute, $value ) { }
    //function set( $values ) { }
    //function set_db( $values ) { }
    //function set_object( $values ) { }
    //function delete() { }
    
    
    
    
    
    function get_contents( $navArray = NULL ) {
        //format navigation array
        
        //format object diplay fields
        $rawFieldArray = $this->type->get_attribute( 'type_object_field_list' );
        return parent::get_contents( $navArray, $rawFieldArray );
    }
 
    function get_index() {
        
        if( $this->title ) {
            $objectIndex = $this->title;
        } else {
            $objectIndex = "new post";
        }
        return $objectIndex;
    }
 
    function verify_set( $post ) {
        //verifies data before setting the object's values - returns an error array if problems are found
        $returnArray = array();
        
        if( !$post['title'] ) {
            $returnArray['title'] = 'no title given - please enter a title';
        }
        if( isset($post['post_date']) ) {
            if( $post['post_date'] ) {
                $post['post_date'] = toDbDate( $post['post_date'] );
            } else {
                $post['post_date'] = toDbDate( 'today' );
            }
        }
 
        if( !count($returnArray) ) {
            //THIS IS CRITICAL if you want to be able to relate things to the object
            parent::verify_set( $post );
        } else {
            $GLOBALS['errorArray'] = $returnArray;
            $this->set_object( $post );
        }
    }    
}
 
?>