> Yeah. I tried taking the function in the model. And then, I added User in > the $uses array of photos controller and it worked.
>From the book: "It's bad practice to just add all the models your controller uses to the $uses array. Check here and here to see how to properly access associated and unassociated models respectively." http://book.cakephp.org/view/961/components-helpers-and-uses mikek > > Rishab > Sent from BlackBerryŽ on Airtel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit <jeremybu...@classoutfit.com> > Sender: cake-php@googlegroups.com > Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:15:51 > To: <cake-php@googlegroups.com> > Reply-To: cake-php@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: How to use a function of a controller from another controller > > I would make those model functions (it looks like they are query type > functions anyway) and then - so long as the User model is related in some > way to the Photo model - you can access it like this: $users = > $this->Photo->User->getAllUsers(); If the Photo model is not directly > related to the User model (perhaps they are linked by a Photographer > model) then daisy chain the models: $users = > $this->Photo->Photographer->User->getAllusers(); You get the idea... > > Jeremy Burns > Class Outfit > > jeremybu...@classoutfit.com > http://www.classoutfit.com > > On 11 Apr 2011, at 15:10, Rishab Jain wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> There's a controller: >> >> class PhotosController extends AppController { >> var $name = 'Photos'; >> >> function index() >> { >> // I need to call the method getAllUsers() of the Users >> Controller here. >> } >> } >> >> ================================================ >> And, there's another controller. >> >> class UsersController extends AppController { >> var $name = 'Users'; >> >> function index() >> { >> >> } >> >> function getAllUsers($userid) >> { >> // get the array for all the users from the database >> and return the same. >> } >> } >> >> =============================================== >> >> Can anybody tell me how can this be done. I tried searching on the >> internet, where people say that there are 2 ways of doing this. >> >> =============================================== >> 1. App::import('Controller', 'Posts'); >> >> class CommentsController extends AppController { >> //Instantiation >> $Posts = new PostsController; >> //Load model, components... >> $Posts->constructClasses(); >> >> function index($passArray = array(1,2,3)) { >> //Call a method from PostsController with parameter >> $Posts->doSomething($passArray); >> } >> } >> =============================================== >> 2. Making it a model. >> >> =============================================== >> >> I get an error trying the first alternative. And I dont want to make >> the function in the model. Let me know how can we do this. >> >> regards, >> Rishab >> >> -- >> 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- > 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 > > -- 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
