/**
* Generic getter for an object
*
* @param $stored mixed actual value of the object, or identifier to an object, or null
* @param $class_name string the object class name
* @param $object object the parent object
* @param $property string|Reflection_Property the parent property
* @return object
*/
public static function getObject(&$stored, $class_name, $object = null, $property = null)
{
if (!(self::$ignore || is_object($stored))) {
if ($property instanceof Reflection_Property) {
$property_name = $property->name;
} elseif (is_string($property) && is_object($object)) {
$property_name = $property;
$property = new Reflection_Property(get_class($object), $property_name);
}
if (is_object($object) && isset($property_name)) {
$id_property_name = 'id_' . $property_name;
if (isset($object->{$id_property_name})) {
$stored = $object->{$id_property_name};
}
}
if (isset($stored)) {
if (isset($property) && $property->getAnnotation('store')->value == 'string') {
/** @var $stored_object Stringable */
$stored_object = Builder::create($property->getType()->asString());
$stored_object->fromString($stored);
$stored = $stored_object;
} else {
$stored = isset($property) && ($dao = $property->getAnnotation('dao')->value) ? Dao::get($dao)->read($stored, $class_name) : Dao::read($stored, $class_name);
}
}
}
return $stored;
}