On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 6:06 PM, cake-learner <[email protected]> wrote:
> How can i set up so that that variable can be referenced in the
> element?
>
> I have set up left_menu.ctp in the element and want to change the menu
> items depending on that what role the current user is. Where I can get
> the user object from the session so that user object is available in
> left_menu.ctp?
>
> I can go each controller to do this but since left_menu is displayed
> in the most of page I want to have one controller handle this.
In a view, element, or layout:
if ($session->read('Auth.User.role') == 'whatever')
In a controller:
if ($this->Auth->user('role') == 'whatever')
Adjust to your needs. Note that the Auth method is user (lowercase)
while the session key is User.
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