How do I fill an object in PHP from an Array

Question

Suppose I have:

class A{
 public $one;
 public $two;
}

and an array with values:

array('one' => 234, 'two' => 2)

is there a way to have an instance of A filled with the right values from the array automatically?

Answer 1

You need to write yourself a function for that. PHP has get_object_vars^Docs but no set counterpart:

function set_object_vars($object, array $vars) {
    $has = get_object_vars($object);
    foreach ($has as $name => $oldValue) {
        $object->$name = isset($vars[$name]) ? $vars[$name] : NULL;
    }
}

Usage:

$a = new A();
$vars = array('one' => 234, 'two' => 2);
set_object_vars($a, $vars);