Question

In CakePhp 1.3:

orry if this question is stupid, but I really don’t know why my code is not working, maybe someone can point me in the right direction. My problem/question is: how can I access a function in a controller from the app_controller?

I have an app/controllers/items_controller.php:

class ItemsController extends AppController {
       ...
        function holaItem(){
            $i = 1;
            return $j = 2;
        }
        ...
}

app_controller.php

class AppController extends Controller {
     var $uses = array('Item');

    function beforeFilter() {
        parent::beforeFilter();
        $result2 = $this->Item->holaItem();
    }
}

Why “$this->Item->holaItem()” is not working?
Thanks!

Answer 1

$this->Item reference the Item model. However, the holaItem() method exists in the Item controller.

Either move it to your Item model or move the beforeFilter() to your Item controller.

I’d encourage you to read and understand how CakePHP does MVC.