the index() method in your controllers wont have any parameters...or maybe it will - its up to you.
Hell you don't even have to define one if you don't want to. When someone browsers to /controller/index, it calls the index() method for the controller, which usually contains a find call for the model associated with the controller and sets a variable which is available in the index view for the controller in question. Take a look at the blog tutorial in the book - it'll show you exactly how this works. On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 10:57 AM, geoB <[email protected]> wrote: > I have searched Google, CakePHP Google Group, API Controller > documentation (versions 1.2, 1.3), API AppController documentation > (versions 1.2, 1.3) and have found no useful information on the > parameters used by the index method. Search terms include "index > method", "index method" & documentation, "Index method" & syntax. I > ain't no dummy, and I don't expect to be spoon-fed. > > Sure, my understanding isn't what it could be. That's why I read the > documentation. But reading alone does not create comprehension. > Actual use of the material to observe its effects is required as > well. But I can't try to recreate something I cannot find > documentation on. > > Perhaps a more specific reference would be useful. I have read the > manual at least twice now, and I know I'm not ready for the exam. > > g > > On Aug 29, 1:18 pm, "j.blotus" <[email protected]> wrote: > > i think you need to start again from the beginning of the manual. > > index() is controller action. It gets records from the Model and sends > > them to the view. It sounds like you don't really understand the way > > CakePHP uses MVC. Also, the core has an extensive API for versions > > 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3. > > > > On Aug 28, 1:08 pm, geoB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I am trying to get started with CakePHP and am experiencing some > > > frustration with the documentation. (fwiw, I am moderately well > > > experienced with PHP.) For example, I was following the blog tutorial > > > at the CakePHP website, only trying to adapt it to the database I > > > intend to work with. I learned that the index() function was > > > referring to an index of a table. So I started to look for the syntax > > > of the index() function to no avail. There does not appear to be a > > > function reference anywhere that I can find. > > > > > In general, how does one learn the syntax of a specific function? I > > > hope it's not trial and error. Please point me in the right direction > > > for documentation resources. > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > George > > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others > with their CakePHP related questions. > > 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]<cake-php%[email protected]>For > more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://cakeqs.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. 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
