/**
* Returns the alias for a type
*
* @param $type aliased type
*
* @return string $type type
*/
public function getAlias($type)
{
if ($t = RedBean_OODBBean::$fetchType) {
$type = $t;
RedBean_OODBBean::$fetchType = null;
}
return $type;
}
/**
* Chainable method to cast a certain ID to a bean; for instance:
* $person = $club->fetchAs('person')->member;
* This will load a bean of type person using member_id as ID.
*
* @param string $type preferred fetch type
*
* @return RedBean_OODBBean
*/
public function fetchAs($type)
{
self::$fetchType = $type;
return $this;
}
