On 5/10/07, Sliv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> https://trac.cakephp.org/milestone/2.0.0.x
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> "Change Models to return object instances instead of arrays
this has come up many times whilst I've been on this list (over 12
months now I reckon!), and the usual response is that php (especially
v4) h
Awesome! I hadn't seen that before.
On May 10, 2:52 pm, Sliv <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> https://trac.cakephp.org/milestone/2.0.0.x
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> "Change Models to return object instances instead of arrays"
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> On May 10, 2:34 pm, chrislewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > A seemingly common misconceptio
https://trac.cakephp.org/milestone/2.0.0.x
"Change Models to return object instances instead of arrays"
On May 10, 2:34 pm, chrislewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A seemingly common misconception regarding MVC is that models just
> hold data. This is incorrect. To use a buzzword, models represe
A seemingly common misconception regarding MVC is that models just
hold data. This is incorrect. To use a buzzword, models represent
'business models' - conceptual entities that are part of a specific
problem domain. So if your business/problem is a store of sorts, some
business models might be th
Start by using these two functions:
function beforeSave()
{
//manipulate data being saved for your model, here.
//go back up to the parent beforeSave function
return parent::beforeSave();
}
function beforeFind($queryData)
{
//add conditions or or other query info
A friend of mine who uses RoR extensively saw some of my controllers
the other day and remarked that they looked way too bloated. A
tutorial on using Models to their full potential would be awesome!
Chris
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after my controllers grew larger and larger i had the same
notion of not using the framework efficiently.
i tried to keep my controllers thin by making use of inheritance
from app_controller. also consider using components (it's fairly
easy to copy a component and overwrite it with your own method
I absolutely agree, my application goes against the "fat models, thin
controllers" way of coding.
I think it will be a while until we have something solid as the guys
are working hard on 1.2, but if anyone has any examples, or would be
willing to look at a couple of examples to improve them, post
I've noticed that I'm producing hacks in Cake more than actually using
it to the fullest and following best practices. As an avid student,
I'm at a loss, having gone through the Cake manual, watched some
screencasts, and searched the web for other blogs and tutorials. As of
yet, there aren't any s
