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Jul 11th 2017, 09:09 |
 savant |
so we’d need to come up with some alternative syntax for embedding variables |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:09 |
savant |
not when you call `$this->fetch('sidebar', ['some_var' => 'derp']);` |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:09 |
savant |
as is, the `$some_var` is interpolated at the time of the entire template inclusion |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:08 |
savant |
lets say you want to use that element elsewhere |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:08 |
savant |
$this->start(‘some-element’); echo “derp ${some_var}“; $this->end(); |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
savant |
consider the following |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
savant |
we cant really do that |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
savant |
adding a third argument would mean interpolation |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
savant |
in order to use one |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
savant |
you dont need to share an element |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:07 |
jonasz |
i get your points, but still, I think adding 3rd argument to fetch(), so it acts a little bit as an element, would enrich capabilities of framework slightely. that would suit one particular case where u don't share a snipet between multiple views/layouts ;) aloso loading element is additional overhead - reading new file etc. thx for advice |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:03 |
savant |
(usually) |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:03 |
savant |
so you can trust my advice |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:03 |
savant |
if it helps give some strength behind my argument, I’m one of the cakephp core developers |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:03 |
savant |
easiest of the three to setup - just one extra file - and you can assign the output of the element to a view block if you really needed it |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
i would go with an element |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
those are your options |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
- use a helper |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
- use an element |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
- use a view cell |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
if you want conditional output, you’ll need to either: |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
that value can be a single character or a lot of html |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
and then pull the value out |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
you assign a value into them |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:02 |
savant |
viewblocks arent meant for what you are trying to use them for |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:01 |
savant |
if its too small to dedicate, just make your viewblock wrap around a for loop instead |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:01 |
savant |
a helper would also be a good fit |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:01 |
glanceded |
I think you need a helper. check out this page https://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/views/helpers.html#creating-helpers |
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Jul 11th 2017, 09:00 |
jonasz |
because it is small thing, and far too small to dedicate separate file for it. i'm applying x-editor UI to two text elements on my page - it is basically rendering some js code around them. the only vriable is the db field name. currently i chave to copy/paste it in the view - like 6 lines of code. I would prefer to have it in separate block |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:58 |
savant |
or something like that |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:58 |
savant |
foreach ($records as $record) echo $this->element(‘whatever’, [‘data’ => $record]; |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:57 |
savant |
no, but why do you *need* it to be in the same file? |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:57 |
jonasz |
but i believe u cannot create element within view file. i will read more in doc, thx |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:57 |
glanceded |
you could pass your needed var to an element layout block by passign an array after the layout, like this: $this->element('your_element', ['var1' => 'value1']); and in your Elements/your_element.ctp $var1 |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:55 |
savant |
then I would use an element, as @glanceded says |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:55 |
jonasz |
view cell seem to me as too much. i thought they are designed to cross layout/view and my piece of code is used only in single view.. hmm, maybe it would be handy feature to have 3rd param for View::fetch(), which would pass arguments to itself? Anyway, thx for your suggestions |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:52 |
savant |
they might be what you want |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:52 |
savant |
@jonasz look into View Cells |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:52 |
glanceded |
view block = $this->element()? |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:51 |
jonasz |
Morning Guys, have u ever passed any arguments to the view block? I have repetitive part of view, so I though it is good idea to put it into the view block and fetch it few times, but it doesn't seem to support any arguments I could possibly pass? I'm using cake 3.2.x. |
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Jul 11th 2017, 08:48 |
savant |
trait all the things! |