*problem/confusion on how to handle this type problem in the php object oriented coding *
I have customer class which i need to suspend services for customers, however when the customer has pending work types for a service, i need to return a false for the calling function to do the error handle (i cant do it here becos it could be a email,output, or html)
however i am confused how to handle this as if use following code it will return false only on the last condition on the foreach loop i guess, any idea on how to handle this in the coding point of view
/**
* return false on failier
* Customer suspend all services for this customer
*
*/
public function suspendServices(){
$pending=false;
foreach ($this->services() as $service) {
$pending = $service->hasPendingWorktypes();
if($pending === true) {
return false;
}
$service->state()->changeTo(8);
}//end of foreach services
}//end of function
Exceptions is perfect for this job. The business method calling for the services can then onwards handle the part efficiently for the correct outcome.
public function suspendServices(){
$pending=false;
foreach ($this->services() as $service) {
$pending = $service->hasPendingWorktypes();
if($pending === true) {
throw new PendingExcpetion(); //Throw the exception
}
$service->state()->changeTo(8);
}//end of foreach services
}