Confusion creating Model Classes

[zoe-edwards]

On the Models page, the instructions for creating a Model are as such:

namespace Model;

class Welcome extends Model {

    public static function get_results()
    {
        // Database interactions
    }

}

Which I’ve used in a Model I’ve made like so:

namespace Model;

class Users extends Model
{

    public static function create($pairs)
    {
        return DB::insert('users')->set($pairs)->execute();
    }

}

First error is ErrorException [ Error ]: Class 'Model\Model' not found which is reasonable, as I haven’t created a Model class to extend from. So I remove that line.

class Users

Then I get ErrorException [ Error ]: Class 'Model\DB' not found referring to the line calling DB::insert. That seems reasonable, because I’m in the Model namespace? But obviously I remove that, then the Controller can’t find the Model.

I’m not sure what the correct way of managing it is?

Using 1.1 RC1

[kenjis]

Yes, this is confusing.

[crynobone]

namespace Model;

use DB;

class Users extends \Model
{

    public static function create($pairs)
    {
        return DB::insert('users')->set($pairs)->execute();
    }

}

or alternatively

class Model_Users extends \Model
{

    public static function create($pairs)
    {
        return \DB::insert('users')->set($pairs)->execute();
    }

}

[edited by Jelmer: take DB from global, not Fuel\Core\DB and you forgot the backslash prefix in the second example.]

[jschreuder]

I'm sorry guys, but this is REALLY basic namespaces stuff in PHP - the For Noobs section. Prefix a backslash to take classes from global instead of the current namespace: http://nl.php.net/manual/en/language.namespaces.basics.php#example-225

[kenjis]

The documentation is confusing for beginners of fuel.

http://www.fuelphp.com/dev-docs/general/models.html at least it is below, isn't it?

namespace Model;

class Welcome extends \Model {

    public static function get_results()
    {
        // Database interactions
    }

}

[jschreuder]

Ah, I didn't see it was actually missing in the examples. Though understanding this type of error should still be common knowledge. I added a note about it, but I can't promise it'll stay - it's about the most basic mistake one can make when using namespaces.

[edit] Just to clarify: Fuel docs shouldn't do a namespaces 101, anyone who doesn't have a clue about them should use the php.net docs - we're not here to teach basic PHP.