LeanMapper\Entity::assign PHP Method

    public function assign($values, array $whitelist = null)
    {
        if ($whitelist !== null) {
            $whitelist = array_flip($whitelist);
        }
        if (!is_array($values) and !$values instanceof Traversable) {
            $givenType = gettype($values) !== 'object' ? gettype($values) : 'instance of ' . get_class($values);
            throw new InvalidArgumentException("Argument \$values in " . get_called_class() . "::assign must contain either array or instance of Traversable, {$givenType} given.");
        }
        foreach ($values as $property => $value) {
            if ($whitelist === null or isset($whitelist[$property])) {
                $this->__set($property, $value);
            }
        }
    }