Thanks for the information. Is there a good example where using a block is more sensible as compared to template?
On Friday, 14 December 2012 07:48:29 UTC+8, Reuben wrote: > > In CakePHP 2.1, Blocks are a part of the core, and are used to display > content, scripts and css as a part of the layout. > > You can start a block by simply writing to it, using any of the available > block commands (i.e. $this->start(), $this->assign(), $this->prepend(), > $this->append()), although your mileage may vary if you start appending to > a block that hasn't been created. > > Your example is using trying to use nested elements, rather than blocks. > > The strength of blocks is that you can write to them from helpers, > layouts, views and elements, and then choose to display the block at a > later time the view or layout processing. > > Several helpers could write to a block that is displayed by an element, > and element would not need to know about those helpers. Without blocks, > the element would need to know about those helpers to display the content. > > Regards > Reuben Helms > -- Like Us on FaceBook https://www.facebook.com/CakePHP Find us on Twitter http://twitter.com/CakePHP --- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en.
