<?php

class Identity {

	public function __call($method_name, $arguments){
		$get_or_set = substr($method_name,0,3);
		
		switch ($get_or_set){
			case 'get':
				return $this->getProperty($method_name);
				break;
			case 'set':
				$this->setProperty($method_name,$arguments);
			break;
		}
		
	}

	private function getProperty($method_name){
		$property_name = $this->getPropertyName($method_name);
		return $this->$property_name;
	}

	private function setProperty($method_name, $args){
		$property_name = $this->getPropertyName($method_name);
		$this->$property_name = $args[0];
	}

	private function getPropertyName($method_name){
		return substr(strtolower($method_name),3);
	}

}

class Thing extends Identity {

	protected $name = 'test name';

}


$thing = new Thing();
print $thing->getName() . "\n";
$thing->setName('pie');
print $thing->getName() . "\n";

?>