File: docs/EntityMgr.md

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EntityMgr

The `EntityMgr` class manages PHP Entity set

• used by [AssignClauseMgr] and [ReturnClauseMgr]

• the Entity set has
  

Note, invoke of function/method is managed by [FcnInvokeMgr]

EntityMgr Methods

Inherited [Common methods]

* ```class``` _string_ one of null, self, $this, 'otherClass', '$class'
   convenient constants found in PcGenInterface 
* ```variable``` _string_ constant/variable/property name
   for CONSTANT use ```EntityMgr::setIsConst()``` below
   variable will be $-prefixed
* ```index```  _int_|_string_ opt array index
* For eol and indents, defaults are used
* Return _static_
* Throws _InvalidArgumentException_

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• Return _array_, result code rows (null-bytes removed) no trailing eol
• Throws _RuntimeException_

* Return _string_ with code rows (extends toArray), each code row with trailing eol
* Throws _RuntimeException_

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• Return string

* ```class``` _string_ one of null, self, this, 'otherClass', '$class'
   convenient constants found in PcGenInterface
* Return _static_
* Throws _InvalidArgumentException_

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• Return _string_

* ```variable``` _string_ constant/variable/property name
   for CONSTANT use ```EntityMgr::setIsConst()``` below
   variable will be $-prefixed
* Return _static_
* Throws _InvalidArgumentException_

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• Return _int|_string_

* ```index```  _int_|_string_ opt array index
* Return _static_
* Throws _InvalidArgumentException_

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• Results in uppercase constant
• Return _static_

* Applicable only when class matches '$class' (i.e. $-prefixed string)
* ```isStatic``` _bool_, (false default) 
* Return _static_


Example : ```EntityMgr::factory( '$class', 'property' )->toString(); ```<br>
Result : ``` $class->property ``` (+eol)

Example : ```EntityMgr::factory( '$class', 'property' )->setIsStatic( true )->toString(); ```<br>
Result : ``` $class::$property ``` (+eol)
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<small>Return to [README] - [Summary]</small>

[AssignClauseMgr]:AssignClauseMgr.md
[Common methods]:CommonMethods.md
[FcnInvokeMgr]:FcnInvokeMgr.md
[README]:../README.md
[ReturnClauseMgr]:ReturnClauseMgr.md
[Summary]:Summary.md