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Take the example of a model with a firstName and lastName.

I know I can add a getFullName method to the model, and $model->fullName will run through the getter.

However, I'd like the attribute to also remain part of the model (accessible through $model->attributes), which if I use the getter, it isn't.

If I use the getter AND include the same name in defineAttributes, the getter is ignored.

Is there a way to achieve this?

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I think you're out of luck. You can't go through the magic __get() logic and have a concrete get method and use both. How will Yii/PHP know which one you're referring to when you do $model->fullName?

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  • Ok, I thought that might be the case.
    – Tim Kelty
    Nov 14 '14 at 3:16
  • I don't necessarily need it in both places, I just need a way to get the populated model, including fullName, without having to manually add it every time.
    – Tim Kelty
    Nov 14 '14 at 3:24
  • Not sure I'm following that 100%. Maybe a case for a behavior ? (yiiframework.com/wiki/44/behaviors-events)
    – Brad Bell
    Nov 14 '14 at 3:28
  • A behavior in Yii is similar to a Ruby mixin or PHP trait if you're familiar with those.
    – Brad Bell
    Nov 14 '14 at 3:30
  • I'll look at behaviors, thanks. Here's the real example of what I'm trying to do: gist.github.com/timkelty/09b42e50105b6c420c5b
    – Tim Kelty
    Nov 14 '14 at 15:03

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