If you are willing, you could just change the formHelper method yourself! Replace the standard date format with a predefined constant. Thus should you later wish to change the format, you just change the constant only! Later you could suggest the CakePHP team to introduce the change into their code. Enjoy, John
On May 11, 2:56 pm, Ernesto <[email protected]> wrote: > @ John > > $dateFormat = "DMY" was just an example :) > > @ Miles > > your solution works properly but that's helper "cloning", not > "extending"... the new helper wouldn't inherit any of parent's > function... i need to re-code them all. > i'm also thinking about future code changes/improvements by cake team. > i'll need to re-code the function in order to reflect the mods. > that's useless work!! > > i wish cake has helper extension capabilities... > > PS: sry for my ultra-bad-and-incorrect-english :P > > On 11 Mag, 12:29, John Andersen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Funny that your example of wanting to force dateTime function to use > > 'DMY' format as default for the dateFormat, as that is what is defined > > as the default format in the class :) ... but I understand it! The > > default format is hardcoded in the method definition, thus can't be > > changed without overloading the method. > > > Well, I suggest you try Miles J's option, extending the formHelper. > > Enjoy, > > John > > > On May 11, 12:59 pm, Ernesto <[email protected]> wrote:> @ John Andersen: > > > > for ex. force "DMY" as dateFormat in dateTime function > > > > @ Miles J > > > > cloning core helpers doesn't sounds very good to me... > > > [snip] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
