$parentItems -> $parents
AD
On Wednesday, 20 March 2013 03:28:09 UTC+1, mk wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I am having some trouble getting a self association parent_id to show up
> in the scaffolding drop down list of a view.
>
> I have the following baked add action in my controller
> public function add() {
> if ($this->request->is('post')) {
> $this->Item->create();
> if ($this->Item->save($this->request->data)) {
> $this->Session->setFlash(__('The item has been saved'));
> $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
> } else {
> $this->Session->setFlash(__('The item could not be saved.
> Please, try again.'));
> }
> }
> $parentItems = $this->Item->ParentItem->find('list');
> $collections = $this->Item->Collection->find('list');
> $this->set(compact('parentItems', 'collections'));
> }
>
> This passes parentItems and collections to my view (add.ctp) but the view
> outputs an empty dropdown box for "parent_id"
>
> <fieldset>
> <legend><?php echo __('Add Item'); ?></legend>
> <?php
> echo $this->Form->input('parent_id');
> echo $this->Form->input('collection_id');
> echo $this->Form->input('name');
> ?>
> </fieldset>
>
> Does anyone have an idea what I am doing wrong? I have the following
> associations setup in my model
> Item Model/Item.php - contains columns id, parent_id, lft, rght & name
>
> public $belongsTo = array(
> 'ParentItem' => array(
> 'className' => 'Item',
> 'foreignKey' => 'parent_id',
> 'conditions' => '',
> 'fields' => '',
> 'order' => ''
> ),
>
> public $hasMany = array(
> 'ChildItem' => array(
> 'className' => 'Item',
> 'foreignKey' => 'parent_id',
> 'dependent' => false,
> 'conditions' => '',
> 'fields' => '',
> 'order' => '',
> ),
>
> I also see the parentItems array in the variables of the debug toolkit so
> I know they are there... just need to know how to show the "name" for each
> "parent_id"
>
> Thanks in advance for any help.
>
>
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