Universal __set and __get methods

set-and-get.php

<?php
/**
 * @param $name
 * @param $value
 * @return $this
 */
function __set($name, $value)
{
    $reflected = new \ReflectionClass($this);
    $property  = $reflected->getProperty($name);

    // Retrieving type hint from DocBlock
    preg_match('/@var\s+([^\s]+)/', $property->getDocComment(), $matches);
    list(, $propType) = $matches;
    // Retriving argument type
    $valueType = gettype($value);
    // Integrity check
    $propType  = str_replace(array('double', 'boolean', 'int'), array('float', 'bool', 'integer'), $propType);
    $valueType = str_replace(array('double', 'boolean'), array('float', 'bool'), $valueType);
    // Comparing
    if ($propType !== $valueType) {
        throw new \InvalidArgumentException("Invalid type provided for $name (expected : $propType , got $valueType).");
    }

    $this->$name = $value;

    return $this;
}

/**
 * @param $name
 * @return mixed
 */
function __get($name)
{
    return $this->$name;
}