Thank you for your reply.
1. Ok. 1 is clear now.
2. How do i extend AppController?
3. I wanted to get behind the 'action' Parameter for the beforeFilter
function, because i only want to use it on specific actions.
So I thought I look at the API...
On 21 Aug., 12:07, djiize <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 1. in Cake conventions, function prefixed with __ is private, so
> you're correct
>
> 2. if you need to access a function from several controllers, don't
> put it in a specific one, move it to app_controller.php.
> Since all your controllers extend AppController, $this->__validateLogin() is
> OK
>
> IMHO a validateLogin() function is more in a Model than in a
> Constroller, but depends of what you're doing in it.
>
> 3. just override beforeFilter in your controller, and you'll have
> access to controller's variables with $this.
> Maybe I don't understand well your question here...
>
> On 21 août, 11:25, cronet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi There,
>
> > I just started using cake, and having heavy troubles getting some
> > basic things to work....
>
> > 1. How do I define a function without a view?
> > I read somewhere on the net, that these actions/functions start with a
> > double underscore...
> > example: function __validateLogin()
> > Is this okay?
>
> > 2. How to access the function defined in 1 from other Controllers?
> > In the same controller i simply use $this->__validateLogin();
> > But in other controllers?
>
> > 3. How to get infos from the API?
> > e.g. i tried to get informations, what parameters could be used in the
> > beforeFilter function...
> > I simply searched the api for "beforeFilter" and found the first entry
> > useful : "Controller::beforeFilter()";
> > But on line 1127 of file controller.php only
>
> > 01123 /**
> > 01124 * Called before the controller action. Overridden in
> > subclasses.
> > 01125 *
> > 01126 */
> > 01127 function beforeFilter() {
> > 01128 }
>
> > Nothing more... Wher can I find the source to get the params section?
>
> > Perhaps someone could help me and describes how to solve this...
>
> > Greetings,
> > Alexander
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