Hello,
Is there any noticeable difference using Model() and Model::name()?
Which is the difference? I’m used to be using Model::model() when making find queries. When making other create, edit or delete operations I always use only the model name - Model().
Am I doing it right?
Maybe I did not get the right point.
When you use modelname::model(), it will use a class.
If you can use model() directly, then means your model code contains below static function:
/**
* Returns the static model of the specified AR class.
* Please note that you should have this exact method in all your CActiveRecord descendants!
* @param string $className active record class name.
* @return SrmBid the static model class
*/
public static function model($className=__CLASS__)
{
return parent::model($className);
}
Yeah, but why should I use one or another?
Do you have any pratical example of using both?
When you call Modelname::model() you get an instance of a Modelname that does not represent any particular record in the database. It should be used to call pseudo-static methods, like the find* family, called class-level methods in Yii.
Every other instance, either create by the new operator or returned by the find* methods family, represent a specific record. Static methods like find* should not be called from them.
The distinction is not clear. This has been introduced to avoid limitations of real static methods and/or properties.