Question

Using CakePHP how can you get a reference to this controller without specifying it’s name?

Answer 1

I thought I needed to reference this controller to create the following public function.
But the dogmatic69 way is much nicer.

// Controller/AppController.php

public function dumpData() {
    if(!Configure::read('debug') > 2)
        throw new Exception(".dumpData() can only be accessed in debug mode.");

    // $controller = Inflector::singularize($this->name);
    // $data = $this->$controller->find('first');
    $this->{$this->modelClass}->find('first');
    die(debug($data));
}