How do I achieve virtual attributes in CakePHP (using code, not SQL) as implemented in Ruby on Rails
- by ash
Source: http://asciicasts.com/episodes/16-virtual-attributes
I'd like to achieve a similar setup as below, but in CakePHP and where the virtual attributes are created using code, not SQL (as documented at http://book.cakephp.org/view/1070/Additional-Methods-and-Properties#Using-virtualFields-1590).
class User < ActiveRecord::Base
# Getter
def full_name
[first_name, last_name].join(' ')
end
# Setter
def full_name=(name)
split = name.split(' ', 2)
self.first_name = split.first
self.last_name = split.last
end
end
