/**
* Get the associated Patient object
*
* @param PropelPDO Optional Connection object.
* @return Patient The associated Patient object.
* @throws PropelException
*/
public function getPatient(PropelPDO $con = null)
{
if ($this->aPatient === null && $this->patient_id !== null) {
$c = new Criteria(PatientPeer::DATABASE_NAME);
$c->add(PatientPeer::ID, $this->patient_id);
$this->aPatient = PatientPeer::doSelectOne($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.
$this->aPatient->addVisits($this);
*/
}
return $this->aPatient;
}
