with a little hack you can already disable $html for the object... http://www.dereuromark.de/2010/09/12/neccessary-core-hacks-cake-1-3/
On 22 Jan., 16:31, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have to agree $this->Helper. > > It makes more sense when reading your code that you're referencing a > Helper Class and not a local variable you have set somewhere else in > your code. > Also i quite often have for loops where i'm building up a html string > for output and $html would be the logical variable name but then you > get the clash. > > So i hope Cake Devs intend to remove $html etc in 2.0, > > On Jan 21, 3:20 pm, euromark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > of course 100% > > $this->Helper > > > a) cleaner > > b) fit for 2.0 > > > :) > > > On 21 Jan., 15:53, connrs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi guys > > > > I suppose this is my first ever post on any CakePHP related forum/group so > > > get the unicorns and badger porn out. I've been actively using CakePHP > > > since > > > 1.1 and have generally beaten and thrashed the framework into doing what I > > > liked until progressively it has become the shiny framework of today. > > > > As I've refactored and refactored over and over, Cake has finally beaten > > > and > > > thrashed me into better use of Behavior, Component and Helper; I use those > > > three so much now to keep my code tidy and help make testing manageable. > > > > These days, I find that there are times I want to name a helper to match > > > the > > > model when working in views. I feel that models named Invoice suit an > > > Invoice helper more than concocting weakly linked names; yet, in the past > > > I've often mashed up the oddest of names so that I can avoid variable > > > collisions. I, personally, find this method much more MVC (I've seen this > > > in > > > my occasional expeditions into RoR). > > > * > > > * > > > *TLDR;* > > > * > > > * > > > Since 1.3, have you begun refactoring to take advantage of $this->Helper > > > or > > > have you continued to make use of $helper and used creative naming to get > > > around things? > > > *I guess I'm just trying to gauge whether or not I'm personally taking the > > > right path with $this->Helper over $helper* -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
