AMFPHP uses _excplicitType or advancedmappings.php to make mapping
easier. With PHP 5 there is some class introspection code that makes
it possible to find the object mapping automacitally. Both SabreAMF
and WebORB for PHP supports the auto object mapping.
As FDS and Coldfusion connectivity is based on Java it also is very
capable of class introspection and auto mapping.
Basically the mapping as nothing to do with Flex.
Now in regards to your question about Flex side of the VO mapping.
Here is a sample AS VO file I use in my WebORB for PHP example.
package com.renaun.samples.login.vo
{
import flash.net.registerClassAlias;
[RemoteClass(alias="com.renaun.samples.login.vo.BookVO")]
[Bindable]
public class BookVO
{
public var name : String;
public var bookid : String;
public var publishdate : String;
public var createddate : Date;
}
}
You can even type the objects in ArrayCollections by this code:
[Bindable]
[ArrayElementType("com.renaun.samples.vo.BookVO")]
private var books:ArrayCollection;
Renaun
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED]ups.com, "dr.swank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED].> wrote:
>
> Hi List,
>
> I am working with CakePHP 1.2, CakeAMFPHP, and Flex2 SDK to develop
a fairly complex
> community portal. I can't say too much due to client restrictions,
so I will ask my
> questions is a very broad way.. :)
>
> I know that, in AMFPHP for AMF0 there was a var sent back to Flash
called _excplicitType
> which, when used with Object.registerClass() would map the reurned
value object to the
> appropriate class. I had all that working, so how it runs is not a
problem. My issue comes
> up with AMF0 anf Flex2:
>
> 1. what is/are the flag/flags that Flex looks for to map returned
objects to their
> counterparts inside the FLex App?
>
> 2. Is Cairngorn the better way to deal with this issue?
>
> For those who are not familiar with CakePHP, it is a Data Modeling
Framework ( well,
> among other things) which returns Models and assosiated values. So
if a User had many
> Ariticles, then Cake would retun a User object which would contain a
Article object
> containing all the articles for the User.
>
> Any hint, tips, etc would be greatly appritiated,
>
> cheers, Julian (aka drSwank)
>
