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What is an "Entity"

G Wynne Apr '14

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G Wynne 38.8k

Apr '14

Hi there,

I'm working through the Phalcon Form documentation and in there it says

//Set the same form as entity
        $this->setEntity($this);

Could anyone kindly explain what a Phalcon "Entity" is in general and what "Set the same form as entity" in the above context means specifically.

Many thanks.

G Wynne
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Apr '14

Ah, further reading suggests that an "Entity" is an object that the form can bind to access values for its input elements. If there's more to it than that, let me know :)