I'm having trouble understanding why you'd want to use GET for
something... what's the specific situation you're attempting?
Steve
On May 16, 7:48 pm, the_woodsman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > But it just doesn't make any sense to me that input names
> > are stripped to the column names of a table only when using GET. What
> > is the reason that cake handles get different from post?
>
> Surely the handling differs because arrays can't be passed as simply
> via GET as they can via POST?
>
> the data[x][y] naming system is used (at least in part) because this
> is converted as an array in $_POST.
> $_GET vars don't work that way in PHP (to my knowledge) so the naming
> system is completely pointless for a GET request!
>
> I'd love to be proved wrong on this one, it'd sure expand my
> knwoledge :)
>
> On May 16, 7:14 pm, Marcelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > I agree to. But it just doesn't make any sense to me that input names
> > are stripped to the column names of a table only when using GET. What
> > is the reason that cake handles get different from post?
>
> > I really want to stay as close as possible to the cake conventions so
> > I decided at first to use the formhelper. The great thing about the
> > form helper is that well, helps you build forms I think. But it is the
> > simple trivial stuff that the formhelper does for you independently
> > from the rest of the framework. For example, automaticly setting the
> > 'posted' value of an input field, or showing validation errors.
>
> > But what if there will be an extension in the functionality later, and
> > cake should do something with the data? That would be another reason
> > to stick with the formhelper I think.
>
> > Anyways, getting my hands 'dirty' by writing some extra non cake-ish
> > isn't that big a deal but in my opinion not necessary :-)
>
> > On 16 mei, 14:56, mydesignbuddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > If you are not using Cake to process the form why use FormHelper when
> > > a good old hand-coded form in HTML works.
>
> > > To me Helpers are great time savers when you are utilizing the
> > > frameworks features: validations, auto read/write values to view,
> > > posting to the next action in your controller. If your not using the
> > > built features of cake for a form the helpers could slow down your
> > > performance compared to hard-coded HTML that does not need processing.
>
> > > Does anyone else agree with this opinion?
>
> > > -Buddy
>
> > > On May 15, 4:52 am, Marcelius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi!
>
> > > > The situation:
> > > > //in some view I have:
> > > > <?php
> > > > echo $form->create(array("controller"=>"search", "action"=>"index"));
> > > > echo $form->input("Region.region_name");
> > > > echo $form->end();
> > > > ?>
>
> > > > Straight forward, nothing to it... Now I want to post data via GET.
> > > > Cake doesn't have to worry about handling the 'posted' data because
> > > > that is delegated to another 3th party class that does the magic for
> > > > me.
>
> > > > //like so:
> > > > <?php
> > > > echo $form->create(array("controller"=>"search", "action"=>"index",
> > > > "type"=>"get"));
> > > > echo $form->input("Region.region_name");
> > > > echo $form->end();
> > > > ?>
>
> > > > But here comes the problem, the input name isn't "data[Region]
> > > > [region_name]" anymore, but "region_name". So apparently the form
> > > > helper notices the difference in the form method, and changes the way
> > > > the input names are printed. Wy? In this situation it is for example
> > > > impossible to create an array of checkboxes and post them as array
> > > > data because input names with "data[Option][1][option_title]" and
> > > > "data[Option][2][option_title]" etc are converted to "option_title"
> > > > only.
>
> > > > "Okay so don't be lazy and print the html yourself". Thats fine with
> > > > me to, but it would be great to have Cake support this problem. Or
> > > > does it and do I miss something?
>
> > > > Greets,
> > > > Marcel.
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