/**
* translates an generated alias {@see TableMetaModelFilterSetting::getAttributeNames()}
* to the corresponding attribute id.
*
* @param string $strValue the id to translate.
*
* @param DataContainer $objDC the data container calling.
*
* @return int
*/
public function nameToAttrId($strValue, $objDC)
{
$this->objectsFromUrl($objDC);
if (!$this->objMetaModel) {
return 0;
}
$strName = str_replace($this->objMetaModel->getTableName() . '_', '', $strValue);
$objAttribute = $this->objMetaModel->getAttribute($strName);
if (!$objAttribute) {
return 0;
}
return $objAttribute->get('id');
}
/**
* Check if the attribute exists in the table and holds a value.
*
* @param string $strField the name of the attribute that shall be tested.
*
* @return boolean
*/
public function fieldExists($strField)
{
return !!(in_array($strField, array('id', 'pid', 'tstamp', 'sorting')) || $this->objMetaModel->getAttribute($strField));
}
