Passing data to the view
If you want to pass data from the controller to the view, you usually use something like:
$this->set('key', 'value');
Not really new, is it? What’s less known is that you can use an array syntax:
$this->set(array('key1' => 'value1', 'key2' => 'value2'));
As you would expect, the keys are available as $key1 resp. $key2 in the view.
baking arrays, as usual :D
Another neat trick is to use the compact function to throw a bunch of stuff together in a single set:
$post = $this->Post->read();
$comments = $this->Comments->findById($post['Post']['id']);
$someString = “hello world!”;
$this->set(compact(’post’, ‘comments’, ’someString’));
very nice… useful post, and useful comment by Tijs - i definitely wasn’t aware of either of these methods… thanks guys!
@Tijs: Thanks for the additional tip.
@ryan: I am glad this post was useful for you.
Also, can someone confirm this: $this->data ALWAYS get pass to the view when it gets rendered, so there is no need to reassign them.
If this is true, you can do (I think):
$this->data = $this->Post->read();
array_push($this->data, $this->Comment->findAll());
Nevermind my comment above, $this->data can only be accessed via $html helpers