Connrs: It is best practice to use $this->Helper and I believe you may run into some issues if you don't do it with some helpers in Cake1.3.x.
-DK On Jan 21, 9:53 am, connrs <shu...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi guys > > I suppose this is my first ever post on any CakePHP related forum/group so > get the unicorns and badger porn out. I've been actively using CakePHP since > 1.1 and have generally beaten and thrashed the framework into doing what I > liked until progressively it has become the shiny framework of today. > > As I've refactored and refactored over and over, Cake has finally beaten and > thrashed me into better use of Behavior, Component and Helper; I use those > three so much now to keep my code tidy and help make testing manageable. > > These days, I find that there are times I want to name a helper to match the > model when working in views. I feel that models named Invoice suit an > Invoice helper more than concocting weakly linked names; yet, in the past > I've often mashed up the oddest of names so that I can avoid variable > collisions. I, personally, find this method much more MVC (I've seen this in > my occasional expeditions into RoR). > * > * > *TLDR;* > * > * > Since 1.3, have you begun refactoring to take advantage of $this->Helper or > have you continued to make use of $helper and used creative naming to get > around things? > *I guess I'm just trying to gauge whether or not I'm personally taking the > right path with $this->Helper over $helper* -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
