I have found the beforeRender() function. I think this is what I need. On Jun 24, 3:56 am, Contrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry if I'm not being clear... > > Say for instance I have a layout like this : > > <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > <head> > <title><?= $title_for_layout?></title> > </head> > <body> > > <?= $content_for_layout ?> > > <?= $sidebar ?> > > </body> > </html> > > ...where $sidebar needs to have dynamic content. > It should also be global...visible on all pages of a specific layout. > How will I go about this? > > I'm not sure if elements are only for static content. > > On Jun 24, 3:16 am, Contrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > I have discovered the "views/elements" folder. This already helps > > alot. > > I created a file named "sidebar.thtml" in the "elements" folder. > > Now...I need to somehow parse data to the "sidebar" view. > > > On Jun 24, 3:13 am, Contrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Good day, > > > > I started reading through the CakePHP manual and stuff today. > > > I'm new to MVC and this is the first time I work with it. Please bare > > > with me. > > > > In my default layout ("layouts/default.thtml") I want to have a > > > dynamic sidebar which comes consists of data coming from the database. > > > For example...it could be an array, each key being an array with an ID > > > and a Title. > > > > How will I go about creating a dynamic sidebar? > > > Do I create a controller for it, or how? > > > > Thank you for your help. > > On Jun 24, 3:16 am, Contrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have discovered the "views/elements" folder. This already helps > > alot. > > I created a file named "sidebar.thtml" in the "elements" folder. > > Now...I need to somehow parse data to the "sidebar" view. > > > On Jun 24, 3:13 am, Contrid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Good day, > > > > I started reading through the CakePHP manual and stuff today. > > > I'm new to MVC and this is the first time I work with it. Please bare > > > with me. > > > > In my default layout ("layouts/default.thtml") I want to have a > > > dynamic sidebar which comes consists of data coming from the database. > > > For example...it could be an array, each key being an array with an ID > > > and a Title. > > > > How will I go about creating a dynamic sidebar? > > > Do I create a controller for it, or how? > > > > Thank you for your help.
--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
