Why not just extend the View Class itself and add in all the
functionality to that class, then you don't clutter up the global
namespace and you keep your view files tidy as well then.
create /app/views/app.php
<?php
class AppView extends View{
function getLink($x){
return $this->Html->link($x,"#".$x);
}
... add any other methods
}
?>
Then in app_controller.php add:
var $view = 'app';
// or //
public $view = 'app';
Your view.ctp file then calls echo $this->getLink($x);
Just my 2 cents on following OOP convention.
Regards
Simon
On Dec 17, 10:41 am, ojonam <manojo10...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> I am defining functions in views which use functionality from helpers.
> The code in my view is as follows:
>
> <?php
> function getLink($x){
> return $this->Html->link($x,"#".$x);
>
> }
>
> echo getLink($x);
> ?>
>
> when I run the view, I get the following message:
> Fatal error: Using $this when not in object context in view.ctp
>
> However, doing simply the following works:
>
> <?php
> echo $this->Html->link($x,"#".$x);
> ?>
>
> What is the scoping problem here?
>
> Thanks,
> ojonam
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