$this->pageTitle = 'My title';
When you use $this->set('title', 'My title'), cake is affecting the
value to $this->pageTitle automatically. Use pr($title_for_layout) in
the view.
hth
On Jan 12, 9:11 am, Anupom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Here's my controller action's code,
>
> function index() {
> $this->set('title' , My Title');
>
> }
>
> and this is the code for the view file
>
> <?php echo $title; ?>
>
> pretty simple, right? This page should simply show 'My Title'.
>
> But instead it is showing a notice -
> Notice : Undefined variable: title [APP\views\...
>
> I was shocked to see that. Then i dug a little and printed <?php pr($this);
> ?> from the view. And found that when I am setting a variable named 'title'
> for the view from the controller, the view takes the title variable as
> pageTitle and makes it the title of page. Is not it weird?
>
> It seems like 'title' is a reserved word for view files. I personally did
> not like the idea. If this variable is being used internally by Cake, it
> should have some uncommon name or some prefix added to it. So, that this
> type of confusion does not arise.
>
> We already have $pageTitle controller attribute to set the page title from
> controllers. It seems like a new and hidden alternative way of doing the
> same!
>
> It does not look like a regular and usual behavior and if it is an unusual
> behavior then it should be fixed.
>
> --
> Thanks
> Anupom
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