/**
* Get the associated State object
*
* @param PropelPDO Optional Connection object.
* @return State The associated State object.
* @throws PropelException
*/
public function getState(PropelPDO $con = null)
{
if ($this->aState === null && $this->state_id !== null) {
$c = new Criteria(StatePeer::DATABASE_NAME);
$c->add(StatePeer::ID, $this->state_id);
$this->aState = StatePeer::doSelectOne($c, $con);
/* The following can be used additionally to
guarantee the related object contains a reference
to this object. This level of coupling may, however, be
undesirable since it could result in an only partially populated collection
in the referenced object.
$this->aState->addPropertys($this);
*/
}
return $this->aState;
}
/**
* Return the string representation for the birth state
*
* @return string
*/
public function getBirthStaterepresentation()
{
$criteria = new Criteria();
$criteria->add(StatePeer::ID, $this->getBirthState());
$birth_state = StatePeer::doSelectOne($criteria);
if ($birth_state) {
return $birth_state->getName();
}
}