Could you please provide a little more detail on how to do this? Specifically, what do you mean by "just pass $this->data to be checked"
Sorry for the newbie question. On Jan 25, 1:28 pm, brian <[email protected]> wrote: > You'll need to validate the user's input before you call find(). If > you want, you can create methods in the model for that and just pass > $this->data to be checked. Have the method(s) check the values and > return true/false back to the controller. > > On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 7:31 AM, [email protected] > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am learning Cake with a test project. > > > As far as I know, validation automatically occurs when the Model's save > > () method is called from within a controller. So, if I have defined > > validation rules in my model, those rules will be scrutinized before > > actually either saving or editing data. > > > Now, what if the purpose of the form is not to save data? > > > Example. What if I create a form whose function is to perform a > > search? > > > In this case, I am only using the $this->data information in > > conjunction with the find() method, but I am not calling the save() > > function. > > > So... my question, how could I link this search form with the > > validation rules initially created for the add() and edit() actions > > (which evidently make use of the save() function)? > > > Here is my sample code: > > > In my controller: > > function search() { > > if (empty($this->data)) { > > // just render the view > > } else { > > $results = $this->Book->find('all', > > array( > > 'conditions' => array( > > 'or' => array( > > 'Book.isbn' => $this->data['Book']['isbn'], > > 'Book.title' => $this->data['Book']['title'], > > 'Book.description' => $this->data['Book'] > > ['description'], > > 'Book.author_name' => $this->data['Book'] > > ['author_name'], > > 'Book.starred' => $this->data['Book']['starred'] > > ) > > ) > > ) > > ); > > $this->set('data', $this->data); > > $this->set('results', $results); > > } > > } > > > In my view (ctp file): > > > <?php echo $form->create('Book', array('action'=>'search')); ?> > > <fieldset> > > <legend> Search Books </legend> > > <?php > > echo $form->input('isbn'); > > echo $form->input('title'); > > echo $form->input('description'); > > echo $form->input('author_name'); > > echo $form->input('starred'); > > ?> > > <?php echo $form->end('Search'); ?> > > </fieldset> > > > Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
