[TYPO3-mvc] How to set default values for a new Model object?

[Sebastian Schreiber]

Hi Martin,
in that case, i would declare the default value within the __constructor 
of your Model.

public function __constructor() {
     $this->lastChange = new DateTime();
}

The controller is in my opinion a bad place to set default values of a 
model.

Just one note: time() will generate a unixtimestamp, but you declared 
your property as a DateTime Object.
So i would recommend to assign a DateTime Object too => 
$this->lastChange = DateTime();




Am 03.07.2013 23:15, schrieb Martin Terber:
> Quote: Armin Rüdiger Vieweg wrote on Sat, 19 March 2011 12:30
> ----------------------------------------------------
>>
>> If possible I would set the default values for a model in its 
>> attributes:
>>
>> class Tx_Extension_Domain_Model_Person extends 
>> Tx_Extbase_DomainObject_AbstractEntity {
>>     protected $firstname = 'John';
>>     protected $name = 'Doe';
>>     // ...
>> }
>>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> I don't fully understand. This doesn't work, obviously:
> [php]
>     /**
>      * Date of last change (from Frontend)
>      *
>      * @var DateTime
>      */
>     protected $lastChange = time();
> [/php]
>
> So I did this, after submitting data, before saving to db:
> [php]
> public function createAction(Tx_Extension_Domain_Model_Object $object) {
>   $object->setLastChange(time());
> }
> [/php]
>
> Is that good practise?
>


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