I forgot to mention you need to include the prototype+scriptaculous
javascript libraries - this is what the ajax helper uses.
Adam
On Dec 6, 2:57 pm, Adam Royle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> here is my code for the view using the ajax helper (note the ids are
> important, these are actually the ids that exist in the database)
>
> <ul id="items">
> <li id="item_1">Item 1</li>
> <li id="item_2">Item 2</li>
> <li id="item_3">Item 3</li>
> </ul>
>
> <?php echo $ajax->sortable('items', array('constraint' => false,
> 'url'=>'/myitems/updaterank/')); ?>
>
> and now the code in the myitems controller:
>
> function updaterank()
> {
> foreach ($this->params['form']['items'] as $rank => $id){
> $this->MyItem->id = $id;
> $this->MyItem->saveField('rank',$rank);
> }
> $this->autoRender = false;
>
> }
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
> On Dec 6, 4:19 am, luke BAKING barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi
>
> > I am building a little menu manager for a backend of a site. I am
> > using this Nestable Sortable drag and drop script , using mootools
> > framework.
> > demo and script:http://youmuppet.com/?page_id=9
> > description:http://forum.mootools.net/viewtopic.php?id=1106
>
> > It essentially allows the reordering of a <OL>'s <LI>'s and nested
> > <OL>s , and does it very nciely.
>
> > I want to allow the user to re-order the list as they want the "tree"
> > to be, then hit a Submit button, which will post this and update all
> > the items in the database with their new order. I know this involves
> > serializing the data, but am asking for a few pointers on finding out
> > how to do this, with particular reference to the most Cake way(s) of
> > doing this?
>
> > I havent any experience really with AJAX in CakePHP, and didnt want to
> > steam ahead and miss out any of the goodness there may be!
>
> > thanks for any help you may be able to give,
>
> > Luke
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