Question

I am using the JS helper in Cake 1.3 and due to the need to use jQuery in noConflict mode, I have to set this in every view:

$this->Js->JqueryEngine->jQueryObject = 'jQuery';

I have a LOT of views that rely on this, and I’d like to avoid having to enter this line at the top of every view that needs it. I tried setting the jQueryObject var in my app_controller.php file, but it did not work. I’d rather not hack the core jquery_engine.php file.

Is there a way to set the jQueryObject var globally from within my app?

Thanks!

Answer 1

How I solved it:

I created my own Js Engine helper (views/helpers/my_jquery_engine.php) with the following code:

App::import('Helper', 'JqueryEngine');

class MyJqueryEngineHelper extends JqueryEngineHelper {
    var $jQueryObject = 'jQuery';

}

Then in my app_controller, I say: var $helpers = array('Js' => array('MyJquery')); Works like a charm.