How can I have a dynamic $default_view?

Question

Something along the lines of:

JLoader::Register('MyComHelperConfig', JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR . '/helpers/config.php');

class MyComController extends JControllerLegacy
{
    protected $default_view = MyComHelperConfig::getDefaultView();
}

I gather that this may involve writing method overrides over the base class. What would be the simplest way to do it?

Answer 1

You can't set a class property to a dynamic value, such as a method call, during declaration like you're attempting. See http://php.net/manual/en/language.oop5.properties.php

You would need to set it in your constructor.

JLoader::Register('MyComHelperConfig', JPATH_COMPONENT_ADMINISTRATOR . '/helpers/config.php');

class MyComController extends JControllerLegacy
{
    protected $default_view = NULL;

    public function __construct($properties)
    {
        $this->default_view = MyComHelperConfig::getDefaultView();

        parent::__construct($properties);
    }
}

FYI, setting the property to NULL explicitly is not required. I set it out of habit. You could leave it out:

    protected $default_view; // same as "protected $default_view = NULL;"