. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The View Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 11 Views 339 The App View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 View Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340 Using View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Layouts . . . .

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Contents CakePHP at a Glance Conventions Over Configuration The Model Layer The View Layer The Controller Layer CakePHP Request Cycle Just the Start Additional Reading Where to Get Help CakePHP Conventions Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action

Fire It Up CakePHP Overview What is CakePHP? Why use it? Understanding Model-View-Controller The Model layer The View layer The Controller layer CakePHP request cycle Benefits Where to Get Help The objects CakeRequest CakeResponse Scaffolding The Pages Controller Components Views View Templates Extending Views Using view blocks Displaying blocks Using blocks for script and CSS files Layouts Using into an Element Caching Elements Requesting Elements from a Plugin 2.0 2.1 Creating your own view classes View API More about Views Themes Media Views JSON and XML views Helpers Models Understanding

Contents CakePHP at a Glance Conventions Over Configuration The Model Layer The View Layer The Controller Layer CakePHP Request Cycle Just the Start Additional Reading Where to Get Help CakePHP Conventions Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The View Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 11 Views 305 The App View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 View Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 Using View Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Contents CakePHP at a Glance Conventions Over Configuration The Model Layer The View Layer The Controller Layer CakePHP Request Cycle Just the Start Additional Reading Where to Get Help CakePHP Conventions Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action Tutorial - Creating the Articles Controller Create the Article List Template Create the View Action Create the View Template Adding Articles Create Add Template Adding Simple Slug Generation Add Edit Action

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Understanding Model-View-Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Where to . . . . . . . . . . 55 5 Views 77 View Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Using view blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 i Creating your own view classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 View API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .