I'm trying to understand the use of the request->is method in the CakePHP 2.0.4 baked actions. I have reduced the generated add and edit functions from a controller baked with CakePHP 1.3.4 and 2.0.4 to pseudo-code below to demonstrate my question. I am basing my expectations on the opinion I derived from studying the template scripts, the cookbook and the links below (among others).
The qualifier [ if (!empty($this->data)) ] in the old version is replaced by BOTH of the following in the new version: in add function: [ if ($this->request->is('post')) ] in edit function: [ if ($this->request->is('post') || $this->request- >is('put')) ] I see the difference between the two as they are but would expect the following form: in add function: [ if ($this->request->is('post')) ] in edit function: [ if ($this->request->is('put')) ] 1) I think the is('post') portion of the edit function is redundant. What is the intended functional difference between the two as they are generated by CakePHP 2.0.4? 2) I am aware that the add view is generated _without_ the primary key field that is included in the edit view. Does the presence/absence of the primary key in the view served change the request/response mechanism called? Many TIA, McS // 1.3.4 version of add(): if (!empty($this->data)) create record if saved flash success; redirect; else flash failure; // 2.0.4 version of add(): if ($this->request->is('post')) create record if saved flash success; redirect; else flash failure; // 1.3.4 version of edit($id = null): if (!$id && empty($this->data)) flash invalid; redirect; if (!empty($this->data)) if saved flash success; redirect; else flash failure; else read $id // 2.0.4 version of edit($id = null): $this->Model->id = $id; if (!$this->Model->exists()) exception invalid; if ($this->request->is('post') || $this->request->is('put')) if saved flash success; redirect; else flash failure; else read $id; [1] http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers/request-response.html [2] http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec9#sec9.5 [3] http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-httpbis-p2-semantics-16#section-7.5 [4] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/107390/whats-the-difference-between-a-post-and-a-put-http-request [5] http://stackoverflow.com/questions/630453/put-vs-post-in-rest -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php