I do something similar, but I use element variables to indicate
whether or not the ID field should be used:
add.ctp / edit.ctp --- Just change the includeId to true / false as
required, leaving it out defaults to false.
<?php echo $this->element('users/form', array('includeId' => true)); ?
>
views/elements/users/form.ctp
<?php
echo $form->create('User');
if (isset($includeId) && $includeId) {
echo $form->input('id');
}
echo $form->input('username');
echo $form->input('password');
echo $form->end('save');
?>
Thus, your form inclusion code on the add / edit pages is minimalised.
You can extend this to include other optional items.
Cheers,
Graham
On Nov 21, 7:16 am, validkeys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Another bit of advice that I could give you is this.
>
> What I am guessing he is annoyed with is if he makes a change to the
> form on the add view, he has to then laboriously navigate to the edit
> view and make the same change. What I have been doing is this.
>
> In the elements folder, I create a folder for each controller
> (users).
>
> Lets say my add form is:
>
> <?php
> echo $form->create('User');
> echo $form->input('username');
> echo $form->input('password');
> echo $form->end('Submit')
> ?>
>
> and my edit form is:
>
> <?php
> echo $form->create('User');
> echo $form->input('id')
> echo $form->input('username');
> echo $form->input('password');
> echo $form->end('Submit')
> ?>
>
> To reduce coupling, I place the common elements in elements/users/
> form.ctp and then just include it in the template like this:
>
> <?php
> echo $form->create('User');
> echo $this->element('users/form');
> echo $form->end('Submit');
> ?>
>
> <?php
> echo $form->create('User');
> echo $form->input('id');
> echo $this->element('users/form');
> echo $form->end('Submit');
> ?>
>
> This looks like more work when there are only 2 fields. But it's just
> an example.
> On Nov 20, 10:10 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
>
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have an strange client that just can't get past the fact that view
> > templates are, in his words "scattered across so many locations". Is
> > there a way to set up a single folder and a name convention then tell
> > the view where to find the files? For examples, all user templates
> > would be something like user_add.ctp, user_edit.ctp, etc.
>
> > Then he could edit as necessary.
>
> > I try to convince him to keep his changes to the layout but he want to
> > tweek every form, etc. He is odd.
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