Re: Controller function parameter is lost

Try

<?php echo $form->create('User', array('url' => array('action' =>
'changePassword', 3))); ?>

I'm sure you'll be able to make it works for others ids than 3 ;)

HTH,
- Dardo Sordi.

On Tue, Oct 28, 2008 at 12:30 AM, R. Davila <rdavila.gg@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a controller function, and the corresponding view, setup like this:
>
> function changePassword($id = null)
>
> change_password.ctp
>
> <?php echo $form->create('User', array('action' => 'changePassword')); ?>
> <?php echo $form->hidden('password'); ?>
> .
> . Here I add the fields for old password, new password and retype new password
> .
> <?php echo $form->end('Submit'); ?>
>
> The following is the generated html (the parameter to the changePassword function is the user id, in this case 3):
>
> <form id="UserChangePasswordForm" method="post" action="/users/changePassword/3">
> <fieldset style="display:none;"><input type="hidden" name="_method" value="POST" /></fieldset>
> <input type="hidden" name="data[User][password]" value="encrypted password value" id="UserPassword" />
>
> So far so good.
>
> The problem is that when I fill the form fields and click the Submit button,
> the data is being posted to "/users/changePassword" instead of "/users/changePassword/3"
>
> I'm writing $this->params to the FirePHP console at the top of the changePassword function and this is what I get:
>
> When I access the page initially:
>
> Array
> (
> [pass] => Array
> (
> [0] => 3
> )
> [named] => Array
> (
> )
> [controller] => users
> [action] => changePassword
> [plugin] =>
> [form] => Array
> (
> )
> [url] => Array
> (
> [url] => users/changePassword/3
> )
> )
>
> After I click on Submit:
>
> Array
> (
> [pass] => Array
> (
> )
> [named] => Array
> (
> )
> [controller] => users
> [action] => changePassword
> [plugin] =>
> [form] => Array
> (
> )
> [url] => Array
> (
> [url] => users/changePassword
> )
> )
>
> As you can see the "user id" parameter is lost.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> >
>

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