_setModelClasssource protected

_setModelClass( string $name )

Set the modelClass and modelKey properties based on conventions.

If the properties are already set they will not be overwritten

Parameters

string $name

Class name.

loadModelsource public

loadModel( string|null $modelClass null , string|null $modelType null )

Loads and constructs repository objects required by this object

Typically used to load ORM Table objects as required. Can also be used to load other types of repository objects your application uses.

If a repository provider does not return an object a MissingModelException will be thrown.

Parameters

string|null $modelClass optional null

Name of model class to load. Defaults to $this->modelClass

string|null $modelType optional null

The type of repository to load. Defaults to the modelType() value.

Returns

object
The model instance created.

Throws

Cake\Datasource\Exception\MissingModelException
If the model class cannot be found.
InvalidArgumentException
When using a type that has not been registered.
UnexpectedValueException
If no model type has been defined

modelFactorysource public

modelFactory( string $type , callable $factory )

Register a callable to generate repositories of a given type.

Parameters

string $type

The name of the repository type the factory function is for.

callable $factory

The factory function used to create instances.

modelTypesource public

modelType( string|null $modelType null )

Set or get the model type to be used by this class

Parameters

string|null $modelType optional null

The model type or null to retrieve the current

Returns

string|$this
$this

[]

'Table'