Easiest way to check is load the page, view the source and see what the element uses
ak form name="data[site][site_id] then use that to figure out what is sent to $this->data The other solution is throw debug($this->data); in your controller to see whats in it. Good luck Sean On Nov 26, 7:57 pm, pkclarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have an uber-noob question: > > My view has a "select" that is not associated with any models: > > echo $form->select('site_id', array('1'=>'Site 1', '2'=>'Site 2'), > '1', array('id' =>'sites', 'label'=>'Site:')); > > How do I get the value of the "select" from the controller? The most > logic solution is: > > $this->data['site_id'] > > But that doesn't work. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CakePHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---