this works great! But I think the formHelper create() method should
still be fixed. Or maybe not if there s a standard way for defining
the metadata by hand. Actually I guess that could be very useful. The
maybe one could even use something like a scaffold on db-less models?
:jc
On 9 Mrz., 18:30, "Mariano Iglesias" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Is this expected for all table-less models? If so implementing loadInfo()
> would fix the related issue I sent on this thread.
>
> And if that's the case, and before I submit an enhancement ticket, do you
> think something like the following may be useful:
>
> 1. For table-less models, define a $fields on your model like so:
>
> class Model extends AppModel
> {
> var $fields = array(
> 'email' => 'string',
> 'name' => 'string',
> 'message' => 'string'
> );
>
> }
>
> 2. Then on AppModel:
>
> class AppModel
> {
> function loadInfo()
> {
> if ($this->useTable === false)
> {
> $defaults = array(
> 'null' => false,
> 'default' => null,
> 'length' => null
> );
>
> $fields = array();
>
> foreach($this->fields as $field => $type)
> {
> $fields[] = am(array('name'=>$field,
> 'type'=>$type), $defaults);
> }
>
> return new Set($fields);
> }
>
> return parent::loadInfo();
> }
>
> }
>
> This could be on CakePHP's built in AppModel, so developer has still the
> choice to override loadInfo(), but if he/she doesn't, and they are dealing
> with table-less models, then setting the $fields array is all they have to
> do to get it right. If it is built in on cakephp, then it should go on
> Model::loadInfo(), and instead of return parent::loadInfo() that would be
> where normal code would be.
>
> Then again, this is only useful if table-less models *need* to implement
> loadInfo()
>
> -MI
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Remember, smart coders answer ten questions for every question they ask.
> So be smart, be cool, and share your knowledge.
>
> BAKE ON!
>
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>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: cake-php@googlegroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] En nombre
> de nate
> Enviado el: Viernes, 09 de Marzo de 2007 01:55 p.m.
> Para: Cake PHP
> Asunto: Re: Problem using $form->create() with a model having var $useTable
> = false (cake 1.2)
>
> You either implement the loadInfo() method in your model so it returns
> descriptions consistent with the fields you are using in your form.
> Do pr($this->Model->loadInfo()); to get an idea of the format.
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