I don't think $allowActions will work coz' observeField is a request.
I found the following code in http://book.cakephp.org/view/1656/allowedActions:
1.var $components = array(
2. 'Auth' => array(
3. 'authorize' => 'controller',
4. 'allowedActions' => array('index','view','display');
5. )
6.);
But i don't think i can include observeField in the allowActions
array.
thanks.
On Aug 2, 3:00 pm, Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Is it worth looking at the $allowedActions
> option?http://book.cakephp.org/view/1297/Configuration
>
> Jeremy Burns
> Class Outfit
>
> http://www.classoutfit.com
>
> On 2 Aug 2011, at 10:56, varai wrote:
>
>
>
> > Finally I managed to solve the prob after 2 weeks of research and
> > reading up. The problem was Cakephp's security component was
> > blackholing Ajax's observeField request. So, the security component
> > has to be disabled for the observeField to work. Added the following
> > beforeFilter code (found from the net) in StudentsController:
>
> > function beforeFilter()//executed before any controller action logic
> > {
> > if(isset($this->Security) && $this->RequestHandler->isAjax() &&
> > $this->action = 'getcities'){
> > $this->Security->enabled = false;
> > }
>
> > }
>
> > On Jul 30, 3:39 pm, varai <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I'm trying to populate the city select box based on the selected state
> >> (which is also a select box) using Ajax. When i select state, the city
> >> select box is not being populated.
>
> >> There are 5 models below: Student, MerryParent, MerryClass, State,
> >> City. All of them are related to one another.
>
> >> Can someone please tell me on what am I doing wrong? thank you.
>
> >> The following are the models:
> >> student.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class Student extends appModel{
> >> var $name='Student';
> >> var $belongsTo=array('MerryParent','State','City','MerryClass');
>
> >> }
> >> ?>
>
> >> merry_parent.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class MerryParent extends appModel{
> >> var $name='MerryParent';
> >> $hasMany=array(
> >> 'Student'=>array(
> >> 'className'=>'Student',
> >> 'foreignKey'=>'merry_parent_id'
> >> )
> >> );
> >> $belongsTo=array('State','City','MerryClass');
>
> >> ?>
>
> >> merry_class.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class MerryClass extends AppModel{
> >> var $name='MerryClass';
> >> var $hasMany=array
> >> ('Student'=>array(
> >> 'className'=>'Student',
> >> 'foreignKey'=>'class_id'
> >> ),
> >> 'MerryParent'
> >> );
> >> var $belongsTo=array('State','City');
> >> //var $displayField='class_name';
> >> }
> >> ?>
>
> >> city.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class City extends AppModel{
> >> var $name='City';
> >> var $belongsTo='State';
> >> var $hasMany=array('MerryParent','MerryClass',
> >> 'Student'=>array(
> >> 'className'=>'Student',
> >> 'foreignKey'=>'city_id'
> >> )
> >> );
> >> }
> >> ?>
>
> >> state.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class State extends AppModel{
> >> var $name='State';
> >> var $hasMany=array(
> >> 'MerryParent',
> >> 'MerryClass',
> >> 'City'=>array(
> >> 'className'=>'City',
> >> 'foreignKey'=>'state_id'
> >> //'dependent'=>true
> >> ),
> >> 'Student'=>array(
> >> 'className'=>'Student',
> >> 'foreignKey'=>'state_id'
> >> )
> >> );
>
> >> }
> >> ?>
>
> >> The controllers
> >> students_controller.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class StudentsController extends AppController{
> >> var $name='Students';
> >> var $helpers = array('Html','Form','Ajax','Javascript');
> >> var $components=array('RequestHandler');
>
> >> function getcities(){
>
> >> $options=$this->Student->City->find('list',
> >>
> >> array
> >>
> >> ('conditions'=>array(
> >>
> >>
> >> 'City.state_id'=>$this->data['Student']['state_id']
> >>
> >> ),
> >>
> >> 'group'=>array('City.name')
> >> )
> >>
> >> );//closing parentheses for find('list'...
>
> >> $this->render('/students/ajax_dropdown');
> >> }
>
> >> function add(){
>
> >> if (!empty($this->data)){
> >> /*var_dump($this->data);
> >> die(debug($this->Student->validationErrors)); */
> >>
> >> $student=$this->Student->saveAll($this->data,array('validate'=>'first'));
>
> >> if (!empty($student))
> >> {
> >> $this->Session->setFlash('Your child\'s
> >> admission has been
> >> received. We will send you an email shortly.');
> >>
> >> $this->redirect(array('controller'=>'pages', 'action'=>'home'));
>
> >> }
>
> >> } //for if (!empty....
>
> >> $states=$this->Student->State->find('list');
>
> >> $cities=array();
> >> $this->set(compact('states','cities'));
>
> >> }//end function}
>
> >> ?>
>
> >> merry_parents_controller.php
>
> >> <?php
> >> class MerryParentsController extends AppController{
>
> >> var $name='MerryParents';
>
> >> }
> >> ?>
>
> >> add.ctp
>
> >> <?php
> >> echo $javascript->link('prototype',false);
>
> >> echo $form->create('Student');
> >> echo '<fieldset>';
> >> echo '<legend>Student Information</legend>';
> >> echo $form->input('Student.name');
>
> >> $options = array('Male'=>'Male','Female'=>'Female');
> >> $attributes = array('value'=>'Male');
> >> echo $form->radio('Student.gender',$options,$attributes);
>
> >> echo $form->input('Student.dob', array('label'=>'Date of Birth',
> >> 'dateFormat'=>'DMY',
> >> 'empty'=>true,
> >> 'timeFormat' => '',
> >> 'minYear' => (
> >> date('Y') - 5
> >> ),
> >> 'maxYear' => (
> >> date('Y') - 2
> >> )
> >> ));
> >> echo $form->input('Student.class_id',
> >> array(
> >> 'label'=>'Enquiry Class for',
> >> 'empty'=>'Choose one',
> >> 'options'=>array('1'=>'Playgroup','2'=>'Nursery','3'=>'LKG',
> >> '4'=>'UKG')
> >> )
> >> );
>
> >> echo '</fieldset>';
>
> >> echo '<fieldset>';
> >> echo '<legend>Parent Information</legend>';
> >> //echo $form->input('Student.parent_id', array('type'=>'hidden'));
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.initial',
> >> array('empty'=>true,
> >> 'options'=>array('Dr'=>'Dr',
> >> 'Mr'=>'Mr',
> >> 'Mrs'=>'Mrs',
> >> 'Ms'=>'Ms')
> >> )
> >> );
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.name',
> >> array('label'=>'Parent/Guardian
> >> Name'));
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.email');
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.landline');
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.mobile');
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.address');
> >> echo $form->input('Student.state_id');
> >> echo $form->input('Student.city_id');
> >> echo $form->input('MerryParent.postal_code');
>
> >> $options = array('url' => 'getcities', 'update' =>
> >> 'StudentCityId');
> >> echo $ajax->observeField('StudentStateId', $options); //observes
> >> the drop down
> >> changes in state id and makes an xmlHttpRequest when its
> >> contents have changed.
>
> >> echo '</fieldset>';
>
> >> echo $form->end('Submit');
> >> ?>
>
> >> ajax_dropdown.ctp
>
> >> <?php foreach($options AS $k=>$v) : ?>
> >> <option value="<?php echo $k; ?>"><?php echo $v; ?></option>
> >> <?php endforeach; ?>
>
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