You need to put the form input field inside a form and replace the link with an input button. Then check $this->data inside your search function.
Jeremy Burns Class Outfit http://www.classoutfit.com On 27 Jun 2011, at 20:00, Facu Siracusa wrote: > Hi all! I want to perform a search on the database depending on an > input from the user. > In the view I have this snippet of code: > > <table> > <tr> > <td> > <?php > echo $form->input('Title to > search:',array('id'=>'inputfilter','name'=>'input','label'=>'Title to > search')); > ?> > </td> > > <td class="actions" > > <div style='margin-top:35px' > > <?php > echo $this->Html->link(__('Filter', true), array('action' => > 'search') > ?> > </div> > </td> > > </tr> > </table> > > In the controller: > > function search($title) > { > $films = $this->Film->find('all', array('conditions' => > array('Film.titulo_original LIKE' => '%'.$title.'%'), > "OR" => > array ('Film.titulo_alternativo LIKE' => '%'.$title.'%'), > "OR" => > array ('Film.titulo_alternativo2 LIKE' => '%'.$title.'%') > )); > $this->set('films', $films); > } > > The question is, how can I recovery the text that the user typed in > the input field, and pass it as a parameter of the search method in > the controller?? > > Thanks! > > -- > 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
