public static function instantiate($record)
{
// Could check that $record exists and is an array
$object = new client();
// Simple, long-form approach:
// $object->id = $record['id'];
// $object->username = $record['username'];
// $object->password = $record['password'];
// $object->firstName = $record['firstName'];
// $object->lastName = $record['lastName'];
// More dynamic, short-form approach:
foreach ($record as $attribute => $value) {
if ($object->has_attribute($attribute)) {
$object->{$attribute} = $value;
}
}
return $object;
}
