4.x _Course.php	_Course::equals_placeholder(Course $course_c)
5.x _Course.php	_Course::equals_placeholder(Course $course_c)

Basically, this is a comparator function that will return true if $this equals many of the attributes of $course_c. Useful for seeing if $this is an "instance of" a particular course, but not necessairily the course that the student took. Example: if you want to test if MATH 101 is part of a group. You wouldn't use ==, since all the attributes might not be the same.

Parameters

Course $course_c:

Return value

bool

File

classes/_Course.php, line 1341

Class

_Course

Code

function equals_placeholder(Course $course_c) 
 {

  // First, see if the courses are identical.

  if ($this->equals($course_c)) 
   {
    return true;
  }

  // Okay, now we go through and test for particular attributes
  // to be equal.
  if ($this->subject_id == $course_c->subject_id
   && $this->course_num == $course_c->course_num
     && $this->institution == $course_c->institution) 
   {
    return true;
  }


  return false;
}