lithium\data\model\Query::_init PHP Method

    protected function _init()
    {
        parent::_init();
        foreach ($this->_initializers as $key) {
            if (($value = $this->_config[$key]) !== null) {
                $this->_config[$key] = is_array($value) ? array() : null;
                $this->{$key}($value);
            }
        }
        if ($list = $this->_config['whitelist']) {
            $this->_config['whitelist'] = array_combine($list, $list);
        }
        if ($this->_entity && !$this->_config['model']) {
            $this->model($this->_entity->model());
        }
        if ($this->_config['with']) {
            if (!($model = $this->model())) {
                throw new ConfigException("The `'with'` option needs a valid binded model.");
            }
            $this->_config['with'] = Set::normalize($this->_config['with']);
        }
        if ($model = $this->model()) {
            $this->alias($this->_config['alias'] ?: $model::meta('name'));
        }
        $this->fields($this->_config['fields']);
        unset($this->_config['entity'], $this->_config['init']);
    }