On May 14, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Ming wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am a newbie to cake. I just read cake's manual and have a quick
> question:
>
> class User extends AppModel
> {
> // Its always good practice to include this variable.
> var $name = 'User';
>
> what does this $name mean?
It's a way to ensure the classname for the model is always correct,
especially under PHP4.
> is it mandatory?
No, but you may have problems if you don't include it when running on
PHP4.
> Can I name it something
> else?
Yes.
> If I do not have this variable, how shall I make a reference to
> this mode in future?
You'd use classname to reference it in your controllers.
-- John
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