Test helpers

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getField($loader, $fieldname = null)

A helper to access a subfield of the field $loader.

Empty $fieldname

When fieldname is empty $load is returned

Example:

$test = 10;
getField($test); // Returns 10;

$fieldname is a string

When $fieldname is a string, then a member of load with this name is returned

Example:

$test = new StdClass();
$test->member = 'ABC';
getField($test, 'member'); // Returns 'ABC';

$fieldname is a array index

When $fieldname is a string containing a array index (like field[index]) this index is returned.

Example:

$test = [1,2,3];
getField($test,'[1]'); // Returns 2

$fieldname is a double array index

When $fieldname is a string containing a double array index (like field[index][index2]) this index is returned.

Example:

$test = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6][7,8,9]];
getField($test,'[1][1]'); // Returns 5

$fieldname is a arrowed string

When $fieldname is a string containing an arrow (like field->subfield) the subfield is returned.

Example:

$test = new StdClass();
$subfield = new StdClass();
$subfield->member = 'ABC';
$test->subfield = $subfield;
getField($test, 'subfield->member'); // Returns 'ABC';

$fieldname is a value with array index

When $fieldname is a string containing an field with array index (like field[index]) this index is returned.

Example:

$test = new StdClass();
$array = [1,2,3];
$test->subfield = $array;
getField($test,'subfield[1]'); // Returns 2

$fieldname is a double array index

When $fieldname is a string containing a double array index (like field[index][index2]) this index is returned.

Example:

$test = new StdClass();
$array = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6][7,8,9]];
$test->subfield = $array;
getField($test,'subfield[1][1]'); // Returns 5

invokeMethod(object &$object, string $methodName, array $parameters = array())

This function calls the protected method $methodName of the object $object with the parameters $parameters.

Example:

callProtectedMethod(object &$object, string $methodName, array $parameters = array())

An alias to invokeMethod().

setProtectedProperty(object &$object,string $property_name,mixed $value)

This function sets the value of the protected property $property_name of the object $object to the value $value.

getProtectedProptery(object &$object,string $property_name): mixed

This method returns the protected property $property_name of the object $object.

checkArrays(array $expect, array $test): bool

This function test if every element of $expect is a memeber of the array $test. If the element of $expect is in turn an array the function is called recursivly.