What should be returned in model?

Asked Jun 05 '13 at 03:02

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I'm very confused in this problem. For example, I have a "user" database table. What I've been taught in my university about MVC is:

I must have a User model object which contain properties, setters and getters only. And a UserMapper (an other class, not in User model class) object which gets content from database and create an instance of User object then return it.

But some tutorials on Internet, and some of my co-worker do like this:

Return rows from database right in User model object.

So, what is the right way to do this?

edited Jun 05 '13 at 03:29

asked Jun 05 '13 at 03:02

Hung Nguyen

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Whichever you prefer, as long as it works. Just try to remain consistent in your own code. – leftclickben Jun 05 '13 at 03:18
@leftclickben i follow the first one. It's more complicate but it's what i learned. I just wanna know other opinion. – Hung Nguyen Jun 05 '13 at 03:21
Off topic, but geez, it's all that edit necessary?... – Passerby Jun 05 '13 at 03:21
sorry about my English! – Hung Nguyen Jun 05 '13 at 03:31
@HungNV, you might find [this answer](http://stackoverflow.com/a/5864000/727208) somewhat useful. – tereško Jun 05 '13 at 08:06

What should be returned in model?

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