> Hi, i'm relatively new to CakePHP and MVC. I've previously written my > own frameworks and wanted to get a better understanding of MVC. > > So here's my question and a simple example: > > Can the Controller pass a reference of itself to the Model?
Usually, you don't want lower (more reusable) layers to get coupled to upper (less reusable) layers. > I find myself passing static variables to the model through set() > whereas previously I would pass objects, coding to an interface. I use > type hinting to ensure the object recieved is as expected. > > A better solution for me would be to pass the Controller as a > reference to the model and call functions on the app_controller such > as getAction() > > Does that make sense? Not really, can you elaborate? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
