Comments on: Overloading So That empty() works in PHP http://www.refreshinglyblue.com/2008/08/13/overloading-so-that-empty-works-in-php/ Notes by Lee Blue Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:51:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PHP Tutorials http://www.refreshinglyblue.com/2008/08/13/overloading-so-that-empty-works-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-76 PHP Tutorials Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:46:29 +0000 http://www.refreshinglyblue.com/?p=45#comment-76 Very well written post however, I would recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section. Keep up the good work. Very well written post however, I would recommend that you turn the No Follow off in your comment section.

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Artem http://www.refreshinglyblue.com/2008/08/13/overloading-so-that-empty-works-in-php/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Artem Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:33:11 +0000 http://www.refreshinglyblue.com/?p=45#comment-75 I found that using magic methods also helps with creating a quasi-factory method for your classes. Here is a simplified example of a database class that uses drivers. Class: <a href="http://paste2.org/p/58875" rel="nofollow">Database</a> Class: <a href="http://paste2.org/p/58877" rel="nofollow">Database_Driver</a> Class: <a href="http://paste2.org/p/58879" rel="nofollow">Database_Driver_MySQL</a> I found that using magic methods also helps with creating a quasi-factory method for your classes.

Here is a simplified example of a database class that uses drivers.

Class: Database

Class: Database_Driver

Class: Database_Driver_MySQL

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