\OntologyWrapper\traitsEntityAffiliation

EntityAffiliation()

EntityAffiliation(string $theType, mixed $theValue, boolean $getOld) : mixed

Manage affiliation

This method can be used to add, retrieve and delete individual affiliations by type, while managing all the mails as a whole can be done using the {@link kTAG_ENTITY_AFFILIATION} offset.

The method expects the following parameters:

• $theType: This parameter holds the type of the affiliation we want to manage. If NULL, it means that there is an affiliation without a type; this can occur if the it is the default one.
• $theValue: This parameter holds the affiliated entity reference or operation:
  • NULL: Return the affiliation of the provided type.
  • FALSE: Delete the affiliation of the provided type.
  • other: Any other value is cast to string and interpreted as the entity reference of provided type which will be inserted, or that will replace an existing entry.
• $getOld: Determines what the method will return:
  • TRUE: Return the value before it was eventually modified.
  • FALSE: Return the value after it was eventually modified.

When providing a new affiliation, the method will call the {@link validateReference()} method to validate the reference.

The method will return either the affiliation, or NULL if the type was not matched.

Parameters

Returns

Old or new value.