On Jun 12, 2007, at 2:41 PM, andy wrote:
>
> Hi everyone.
>
> I'm towards the end of finishing up a blog-type project using
> CakePHP. My question has to do with "element blocks". I'm not sure
> what they are called, but for example, on many websites there are
> often side boxes that have different information in them. For example
> a login box, or a user information box, etc.
>
> What is the best way to set up something like this in CakePHP?
>
>
> I've tried making each block I want to use an "element" but... I
> really want this to be modular. So what do I do with the controller
> data I need to pass to each element?
Grab it via requestAction().
I'd just write the logic for a given element in a controller action,
create the view logic in the element file, and call
$this->renderElement('element-name', $this->requestAction('/
controller/action'));
-- John
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