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Call to undefined function

I want to create a function in model that return a string. so for example function stringReturn() { print("randomText") }

I created a createAction() in the controller, for example public function createAction() { $user = new Example(); $user -> id = "1"; $user -> name = "john"; result = $user -> save(); if (!$result) { print_r($user -> getMessages()); } }

I created a beforeCreate function inside the model of Example

public function beforeCreate() { $this->return_string = stringReturn(); }

so ultimately, each time i run the URL to create a new user, I want return_string (inside the database) to have the value of "randomText" which is generated from the function above.

however, i am getting the error of Fatal error: Call to undefined function"

I am new to Phalcon framework so please excuse my lack of knowledge. Thank you all.



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It's not phalcon problem. Learn php and oop first.



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edited Jun '16

where is stringReturn defined? Undefined function means it doesn't exists. You coudl build it in a helper class or you could build it straight into your model as a private method. or you could load it up in a flat file of raw helper functions. of the three i would probably opt for private method...

private function RandomString()
{
    $string = // logic for random string. 
    return $string;
}

This method would obviously mean its a one trick pony. If you wanted to have a global randomString class, you coudl build a helper class and inject it through the DI. Or simply register the namespace and use it as needed.

Such a method could be called as such inside your beforeCreate() function. 

public function beforeCreate()
{
    $this->return_string = $this->RandomString();
}

$this Wojciech is right you should good Object Oriented Programming :).