_call method for Getters and Setters

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/**
	 * Execute getters and setters on the instance if they do not exist
	 *
	 * @param String $method The method to execute
	 * @param Array $args The method arguments
	 * 
	 * @throws Exception if the property does not exist
	 */
	function __call($method, $args){
		$attribute = strtolower(substr($method, 3, 1).substr($method, 4));
		$prefix = substr($method, 0, 3);

		switch ($prefix)  {
			 case "get":
				# return the value of the attribute
				return $this->$attribute;
				break;
			 case "set": 
			 	# set the value of the attribute
            	$this->$attribute = $args[0];
            break; 
         default:
         	# throw an exception 
         	throw new Exception(sprintf('No property named `%1$s` exists for method %2$s', $attribute, $method));
		}
	}