/**
* Call an element method
*
* Runs the method specified in $params on the current element.
*/
protected function tagElement($params)
{
if (!isset($this->_element_view) || is_null($element_id = $this->_element_view->key())) {
return null;
}
$element_rows =& $this->_element_view->getProperty('rows');
$element =& $element_rows[$element_id]['object'];
if (!method_exists($element, $params)) {
return null;
}
return TIP::toRaw($element->{$params}());
}
/**
* Stringify a value to its raw representation
*
* Converts the given $value to its raw representation. This is
* different from a simple (string) cast: booleans, for instance,
* are converted to 'true' or 'false', not to '1' or ''.
*
* Useful on expanding values for eval()ued code.
*
* @param mixed $value The value to convert
* @return string The converted value
*/
public static function toRaw($value)
{
if (is_bool($value)) {
return $value ? 'true' : 'false';
} elseif (is_numeric($value)) {
return (string) $value;
} elseif (is_string($value)) {
return $value;
} elseif (is_array($value)) {
// Canonicalize the name
return TIP::toRaw(implode(',', $value));
}
return '';
}
