/**
* retrieve groups from the database
*
* @param object $criteria {@link icms_db_criteria_Element} with conditions for the groups
* @param bool $id_as_key should the groups' IDs be used as keys for the associative array?
* @return mixed Array of groups
*/
public function getObjects($criteria = null, $id_as_key = false)
{
$ret = array();
$limit = $start = 0;
$sql = "SELECT * FROM " . icms::$xoopsDB->prefix('groups');
if (isset($criteria) && is_subclass_of($criteria, 'icms_db_criteria_Element')) {
$sql .= " " . $criteria->renderWhere();
$limit = $criteria->getLimit();
$start = $criteria->getStart();
}
$result = icms::$xoopsDB->query($sql, $limit, $start);
if (!$result) {
return $ret;
}
while ($myrow = icms::$xoopsDB->fetchArray($result)) {
$group = new icms_member_group_Object();
$group->assignVars($myrow);
if (!$id_as_key) {
$ret[] =& $group;
} else {
$ret[$myrow['groupid']] =& $group;
}
unset($group);
}
return $ret;
}
public function __construct()
{
parent::getInstance();
$this->_deprecated = icms_core_Debug::setDeprecated('icms_member_group_Object', sprintf(_CORE_REMOVE_IN_VERSION, '1.4'));
}