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G.d. Venu
G.d. Venu

Reputation: 75

controller's function name and view file (.ctp) name should be same in cake php?

if i used this it's working. but if i rename function name, it shows error

IN view file:

echo $this->Html->link( '<span>Page 1</span>', array('action' => 'ra'), array('escape' => false));

In controller:

public function ra()
    {
    $this->render('ra');    
    }

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1704

Answers (2)

Ross
Ross

Reputation: 17987

By convention, the view file must be the same as the method (action) name.

If you want to change the appearance of a URL, you should use routes, rather than rename your methods/views.

If you wish to render a different .ctp file for a given action, then you can override the default behaviour like so:

public function ra() {
    $this->render('my_other_view'); 
}

The action specified in the URL must always exist to avoid an error (but routing lets you use alternative "names" for the action and maps them to the appropriate controller method).

Upvotes: 1

Bhavin Rana
Bhavin Rana

Reputation: 1582

View template files are named after the controller functions they display, in an underscored form. The getReady() function of the PeopleController class will look for a view template in /app/views/people/get_ready.ctp.

The basic pattern is /app/views/controller/underscored_function_name.ctp.

By naming the pieces of your application using CakePHP conventions, you gain functionality without the hassle and maintenance tethers of configuration. Here’s a final example that ties the conventions

Database table: “people” Model class: “Person”, found at /app/models/person.php Controller class: “PeopleController”, found at 

/app/controllers/people_controller.php
View template, found at /app/views/people/index.ctp

Read : View Conventions

Also Read : CakePHP Conventions

Upvotes: 0

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