Question

I am using Auth component for user login and registration. I want to add Country and State dropdowns to my User Model. Can someone help me with the required association in the Model files?

class User extends AppModel {

    var $name = 'User';

    var  $belongsTo  ="Country" ;
}


<?php
class Country extends AppModel {

    var $name = 'Country';

    var $hasMany = array('User');

}?>

My view:

echo $form->input('country_id');

But I am getting an empty dropdowm!

Answer 1

Your belongsTo definition is incorrect. The belongsTo attribute must be an array:

public $belongsTo = array('Country');

Then in your Users controller, ensure you’re getting the list of countries:

$countries = $this->User->Country->find('list');
$this->set(compact('countries'));

And your view will look something like:

<?php echo $this->Form->create('User');?>
    <fieldset>
      <legend><?php echo __('Edit User'); ?></legend>
      <?php
        echo $this->Form->input('id');
        // more fields
        echo $this->Form->input('country_id');
      ?>
    </fieldset>
<?php echo $this->Form->end(__('Submit'));?>