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Asked: 2026-05-25T19:55:55+00:00

This seems simple and I think I know the answer but I’ve searched and

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This seems simple and I think I know the answer but I’ve searched and can’t find anything to back up my assumption.

Many CakePHP code samples use the following syntax:

echo $form->inputs();

When I write Cake views using 1.3 or 2.0-RC1, the above syntax does not work but the following does:

echo $this->Form->inputs();

Is $form simply a deprecated syntax from an old version? Or is it a community-accepted shorthand for abbreviating the longer $this->Form version? (Or something else?)

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  1. Editorial Team

    I noticed that myself before. By taking a look into the CakePHP-books for versions 1.2 and 1.3 it turns out, that they use $form up to version 1.2 and $this->Form since version 1.3. So $form seems to be deprecated now.

    Version 1.2: http://book.cakephp.org/view/183/Creating-Forms
    Version 1.3: http://book.cakephp.org/view/1384/Creating-Forms

    EDIT:
    For further explanation see: Cakephp Helpers in Views and $this

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