GcDevelopment\Controller\DocumentTypeController::saveProperties PHP Method

    protected function saveProperties($propertiesSubform, $existingTabs)
    {
        $existingProperties = array();
        $idx = 0;
        foreach ($propertiesSubform->getValidInput() as $propertyId => $propertyValues) {
            if (!preg_match('~^property(\\d+)$~', $propertyId, $matches)) {
                continue;
            }
            $propertyId = $matches[1];
            $propertyModel = Property\Model::fromId($propertyId);
            if (empty($propertyModel) or !in_array($propertyModel->getTabId(), $existingTabs)) {
                $propertyModel = new Property\Model();
            }
            $propertyModel->setDescription($propertyValues->getValue('description'));
            $propertyModel->setName($propertyValues->getValue('name'));
            $propertyModel->setIdentifier($propertyValues->getValue('identifier'));
            $propertyModel->setTabId($existingTabs[$propertyValues->getValue('tab')]);
            $propertyModel->setDatatypeId($propertyValues->getValue('datatype'));
            $required = $propertyValues->getValue('required');
            $propertyModel->isRequired(!empty($required) ? true : false);
            $propertyModel->setSortOrder(++$idx);
            $propertyModel->save();
            $existingProperties[] = $propertyModel->getId();
        }
        return $existingProperties;
    }