Actually, I really should have mentioned that I don't think I can
answer either of those with a great deal of confidence (I've never
used either) Sorry about that. I just wanted to chip in on the render
point.
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 1:26 PM, mason k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the answer, but I'd love a little more guidance myself.
> Can you answer OP's Q1, which is the difference between $ajax->form
> and $ajax->submit?
>
> Also, please explain the $this->render('view','ajax'); line of code?
> There is nothing in the API (http://api.cakephp.org/1.2/
> class_controller.html#90046e6b62c91452a987c9573372c2ac) about a
> special 'ajax' value as a layout option. What does this do? Does it
> render no layout if the request was ajax? How does the action know
> whether an incoming request is coming from an Ajax source or not?
>
>
>
> On Feb 23, 4:54 pm, "b logica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Try this to close your controller action:
> >
> > $this->render('VIEW', 'ajax');
> >
> > where VIEW is the name of your view. (or element?)
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 12:30 PM, brammeleman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to create a simpleAjaxbasedform. These are the steps
>
> > > I've taken along with the questions that came up:
> >
> > > I've managed to get the forms' content into a div element. Done by
> > > creating an 'ajax' instead of an 'html' link. When I submit theform,
> > > I get redirected back to the index view showing the modified or added
> > > record. All fine!
> > > But, when theformvalidation fails, I get redirected to theform
>
> > > directly rendered into the layout (instead of in the div element).
> >
> > > To solve this problem, I've replaced the $form->create helper call by
> > > the $ajax->formhelper call in theformview. Telling the $ajax->form
>
> > > function to update the div element.
> >
> > > Q1) what's the difference in using $ajax->formand $ajax->submit?
>
> > > should one of them be used exclusively? or do they need to be used in
> > > a pair (like $form->create and $form->end)?
> >
> > > Now it works nice when theformvalidation fails. But when the
>
> > > submitted data validates, the redirected (index) page gets rendered in
> > > the div. The funny thing is that somehow the requesthanler doesn't
> > > know it's anajaxrequest. It renders the content in the default
>
> > > layout.
> >
> > > I'm obviously missing the point somewhere....
> > > Q2) how can you make sure thatformstays in the div, but when it
>
>
> > > validates you get a non-ajaxredirect?
> >
> > > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > > Bram
> >
> > > ps: someone else apparently posted a similar question in the bin:
> > > http://bin.cakephp.org/saved/521
>
> >
>
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