Question

Here are my models:

class Subject extends AppModel {
    public $belongsTo = array('SubjectGroup');
}

class SubjectGroup extends AppModel {
    public $hasMany = array('Subjects');
}

I am retrieving all SubjectGroups in my controller like this:

$this->SubjectGroup->find('all', array('order' => 'SubjectGroup.name'));

But how do I also tell it to order the Subjects within each SubjectGroup by Subject.name?

Answer 1

Solution:

class SubjectGroup extends AppModel {

    public $hasMany = array(
        'Subject' => array('order' => 'Subject.name')
    );

}

Thanks to chetan patel for reminding me of the advanced options.

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/associations-linking-models-together.html#hasmany