^ True. Small gripe: Although I admire Sessions, can CakePHP pick one method? Preferably shorthand ie. $this->Auth. I know, I know...
On 30 April 2011 08:47, cricket <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 6:36 PM, Philip Thompson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Actually, I meant $this->Session->read('user'). To grab the full user > record > > and all associated data.... > > $user = $this->User->read(...); > > $this->Session->write('user', $user); > > Because I found the default data for $this->Auth->user() was lacking. But > if > > $this->Auth->user() is needing to make a query each time it's called, I > > don't want to go that direction - I want to pull the data w/o a database > > call. > > Auth->user() just reads from the session, no DB call. See: > http://api.cakephp.org/view_source/auth-component/#line-720 > > These are equivalent: > $this->Auth->user() > $this->Session->read('Auth.User') > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] For more options, visit this group > at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php > -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
