Maybe I'm missing something really fundamental...
What is the best way to have a menu of side tabs for a given index
view? Right now, I have this:
$options = array ('update' => '#main_content');
$options ['escape'] = false;
$options ['before'] = "";
foreach ($side_buttons as $side_button) {
$options ['before'] .= "document.getElementById
('mission_side_menu_".
$side_button ['name'].
"').className='side_menu_button';";
}
foreach ($side_buttons as $side_button) {
$options ['complete'] = "document.getElementById
('mission_side_menu_".
$side_button ['name'].
"').className='side_menu_button_sel';";
echo $this->Html->div ("side_menu_button",
$this->Js->link ($this->Html->tag
('span', $side_button ['title']),
array ('action'=>
'display/'.$side_button ['name']),
$options),
array ('id'=>'mission_side_menu_'.
$side_button ['name']));
}
You can see my action is display/ button name.
In my controller, display just does $this->render ($subtab). This
unfortunately keeps http://system/mission/subtab from working though.
Thanks for your help! I know I am close to understanding, just need a
little bit more...
Joey
On Oct 4, 8:48 pm, "Dr. Loboto" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just check AJAX in view as $this->params['isAjax'] and output full
> view or only subtab element, that's all the difference. Same you can
> check in controller.
>
> On 5 ÏËÔ, 01:48, Joey Mukherjee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > It is different since the subtab is updated by Ajax. šAt least that's
> > what I think.
>
> > When I go directly tohttp://system/tabname/subtab, I get a message
> > saying (for instance) " Error: šThe action spacecraft is not defined
> > in controller MissionsController" š In this case "spacecraft" is my
> > subtab and Mission is my main tab. šThis makes sense in that I don't
> > have that routine defined. šHowever, I am at a loss for what to put in
> > that routine. šMy attempt at it would be:
>
> > š š function spacecraft ()
> > š š {
> > š š š š $this->render ('/elements/missions/spacecraft');
> > š š }
>
> > which displays my text, but not the rest of the tabs (i.e. the stuff I
> > have on the index.ctp view). šWhat I'd like is:
>
> > $this->render ('index');
> > $this->render ('/elements/missions/spacecraft'); // this will just
> > "manually" switch tabs for the user.
>
> > Hope this makes sense!
>
> > Thanks!
> > Joey
>
> > On Oct 4, 12:15špm, Miles J <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > And again, what your saying is exactly what a controller and action is
> > > for. How is that different than your setup?
>
> > > On Oct 4, 7:30šam, Joey Mukherjee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > In retrospect, I guess I didn't explain as well as I should have.
>
> > > > I have each subtab as an element now and every subtab is rendered via
> > > > ajax (i.e. š$js->link ($html->tag ('span', $side_button
> > > > ['title']),
> > > > array ('action'=> 'display/'.$side_button ['name']), $options). šThe
> > > > controller action "display" just has a $this->render ("/elements/
> > > > $tabname/$whatToDisplay");
>
> > > > So, when the user goes tohttp://system/tabname, the initial view sets
> > > > up the element specific to that tab that views/layouts/default.ctp did
> > > > not setup. šEach subtab element just has stuff specific to that subtab
> > > > (in my case, mainly just text).
>
> > > > However, I'd like people to go tohttp://system/tabname/subtaband
> > > > directly render the specific text to that subtab. šThat's what I can't
> > > > figure out??
>
> > > > Anyway, does this sound right to everyone? šI feel like I am the only
> > > > one having this problem on something which seems pretty common (tabs/
> > > >subtabs). šIs there ša better way of doing the above? šI'd welcome all
> > > > ideas!
>
> > > > Thanks for the response!
> > > > Joey
>
> > > > On Oct 1, 1:49špm, Miles J <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > Just use the default MVC architecture?
>
> > > > > tabname = controller
> > > > > subtab = action
>
> > > > > On Sep 30, 12:05špm, Joey Mukherjee <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > I have some tabs along the top of my CakePHP site and some sub-tabs
> > > > > > along the left side of my page. šWhen I switch tabs, it goes to a
> > > > > > URL
> > > > > > such ashttp://system/tabname. šWhen I go to a sub-tab, I use
> > > > > > $this->render to update the content of the view to what the user
> > > > > > clicked
>
> > > > > > on. šHowever, I'd like a URL such ashttp://system/tabname/subtabto
> > > > > > go directly to the subtab.
>
> > > > > > How might I accomplish this? šBasically, I want to redirect to
> > > > > > tabname/
> > > > > > index and then render the subtab.
>
> > > > > > My tabname index view sets up the side menu. šThe subtab just
> > > > > > modifies
> > > > > > the inner content. šThe views/layouts/default.ctp has the top tabs
> > > > > > defined in them. šObviously, the side tabs change from tab to tab.
>
> > > > > > Hope that makes sense!
>
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Joey
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