I thought autoloading was build into Zend so that if you tried to instantiate a class it would use the class name to try and find where the class's file was located.
I want to be able to load a DTO directory in my application's root directory using autoloader. I thought I could do something like this Application_DTO_MyClass for the file /application/dtos/myClass.php
I've tried googling it but haven't found anything useful. Any tips on the best way to do this?
There are a couple of options open to you here depending on whether you want to create models in a subdirectory of Application/Models or create them in your own 'namespace' as a subdirectory of library. I am assuming you are using the recommended directory structure for Zend Framework.
For creating models in a sub directory of Application/Models, first create your directory; in your case Application/Models/Dto would be my recommendation.
In that directory create Myclass.php that would contain:-
class Application_Model_Dto_Myclass
{
public function __construct()
{
//class stuff
}
}
Which you would instantiate thus:-
$myObject = new Application_Model_Dto_Myclass();
If you want to create your classes in your own 'namespace' as a subdirectory of library then first create the directory library/Dto and, again create the file Myclass.php, which would look like this:-
class Dto_Myclass
{
public function __construct()
{
//class stuff
}
}
You will have to register this 'namespace'; I would recommend doing that in your application.ini by adding the line:
autoloadernamespaces[] = "Dto_"
You would instantiate this class thus:-
$myObject = new Dto_Myclass();
I'm not sure why you couldn't find this out through google, but you will find all this and more in the Zend Framework Programmers' Reference Guide. I also find the ZF code to be an excellent resource for working out how it all works.
