lib/Doctrine/Collection.php

@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ class Doctrine_Collection extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Iterator
     {
         return isset($this->data[$key]);
     }
+    public function search(Doctrine_Record $record)
+    {
+        return array_search($record, $this->data, true);
+    }
     /**
      * get
      * returns a record for given key

lib/Doctrine/Hydrate/Record.php

@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ class Doctrine_Hydrate_Record
 
         return $coll;
     }
+    public function search(Doctrine_Record $record, Doctrine_Collection $coll)
+    {
+        return array_search($record, $coll->getData(), true);
+    }
+    public function initRelated($record, $name)
+    {
+    	if ( ! is_array($record)) {
+            $record[$name];
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
     public function registerCollection(Doctrine_Collection $coll)
     {
         $this->_collections[] = $coll;

lib/Doctrine/Record.php

@@ -690,11 +690,11 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Ite
      * returns a value of a property or a related component
      *
      * @param mixed $name                       name of the property or related component
-     * @param boolean $invoke                   whether or not to invoke the onGetProperty listener
+     * @param boolean $load                     whether or not to invoke the loading procedure
      * @throws Doctrine_Record_Exception        if trying to get a value of unknown property / related component
      * @return mixed
      */
-    public function get($name, $invoke = true)
+    public function get($name, $load = true)
     {
         $value    = self::$_null;
         $lower    = strtolower($name);
@@ -726,9 +726,14 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Ite
         }
 
         try {
-            if ( ! isset($this->_references[$name])) {
-                $this->loadReference($name);
+
+            if ( ! isset($this->_references[$name]) && $load) {
+
+                $rel = $this->_table->getRelation($name);
+
+                $this->_references[$name] = $rel->fetchRelatedFor($this);
             }
+
         } catch(Doctrine_Table_Exception $e) { 
             throw new Doctrine_Record_Exception("Unknown property / related component '$name'.");
         }