preGetValue() public method

Dummy which can be overwritten by a parent class, this is a hook executed in every getter of the properties in the object
public preGetValue ( string $key )
$key string
 /**
  * enables inheritance for field collections, if xxxInheritance field is available and set to string 'true'
  *
  * @param string $key
  * @return mixed|\Pimcore\Model\Object\Fieldcollection
  */
 public function preGetValue($key)
 {
     if ($this->getClass()->getAllowInherit() && \Pimcore\Model\Object\AbstractObject::doGetInheritedValues() && $this->getClass()->getFieldDefinition($key) instanceof \Pimcore\Model\Object\ClassDefinition\Data\Fieldcollections) {
         $checkInheritanceKey = $key . "Inheritance";
         if ($this->{'get' . $checkInheritanceKey}() == "true") {
             $parentValue = $this->getValueFromParent($key);
             $data = $this->{$key};
             if (!$data) {
                 $data = $this->getClass()->getFieldDefinition($key)->preGetData($this);
             }
             if (!$data) {
                 return $parentValue;
             } else {
                 if (!empty($parentValue)) {
                     $value = new \Pimcore\Model\Object\Fieldcollection($parentValue->getItems());
                     if (!empty($data)) {
                         foreach ($data as $entry) {
                             $value->add($entry);
                         }
                     }
                 } else {
                     $value = new \Pimcore\Model\Object\Fieldcollection($data->getItems());
                 }
                 return $value;
             }
         }
     }
     return parent::preGetValue($key);
 }