Re: correct way to create multiple text forms in a table

Its all one form. The form goes to a model that has a belongs to
relationship to the x & y models. So the controller to initially
create the form would have

$x= $this->X->findAllBySomeId($some_id);
$this->set('x'', $x);
$y = $this->Y->findAllByDifferentId($different_id);
$this->set('y', $y);

There is a relationship between X & Y model, but I don't think that is
important for this situation.

When $x & $y are given to the view. The view will have only one form.
This form deals with the Z model. The Z model has belongsto X and
belongsToY fields. That is the Z model has a unique id, and x_id,
y_id, and value column.
An example is.
Array
(
[Z] => Array
(
[x_id] => 'value'
[y_id]=> 'value'
[description] => 'description for Z'
)
)

I wanted to use a table that is XxY wide. So in my original example
there was 2 entries for both X & Y from the findAll functions. This
would produce a 2x2 table.

The part that I don't quite understand is how to create the forms with
knowledge of the X's & Y's ID. so I know how to properly save it to
the Z model, using a saveAll. I have only had experience with doing
this one entry at a time.

Thanks for assistance in advance,
-T

On Dec 3, 1:34 am, brian <bally.z...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could you query again, but without all the table display stuff? You have 4
> text boxes in a view and ... what?
>
> What's the model name, and what models is it associated to (and how)?
>
> Or is it 4 separate forms? 5?
>
> On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 12:27 AM, Todd M <toddmetc...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm creating a table where the top header row and left column are
> > text, but everything in the middle will be a text box. So if the table
> > was 5x5, there would be a 4x4 matrix of text boxes.
>
> > Each of these text inputs will represent a different entry to be saved
> > at the same model. My plan is to have one submit and the controller
> > will will call a model->saveall function. However of the text box
> > forms has a id associated to the top row and leftmost column. In other
> > words the form is saving to a model that has belongsTo association
> > with the top row and left.
>
> > Is there something that I'm missing on how to have this association
> > linked with each $form->input.
>
> > (Note:example has top left cell blank intentionally)
> > <tr>
> >  <td>  </td>
> >  <td>x1</td>
> >  <td>x2</td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> >  <td>y1</td>
> >  <td>text form x1/y1 for modelz</td>
> >  <td>text form x2/y1 for modelz</td>
> > </tr>
> > <tr>
> >  <td>y2</td>
> >  <td>text form x1/y2 for modelz</td>
> >  <td>text form x2/y2 for modelz</td>
> > </tr>
>
> > So the submit would save four entries into the model.
>
> > My question is how to use the form helper? And/or is there other best
> > practices out there.
>
> > The only solution that I can come up with is to not use the
> > 'Modelname.fieldname' in the naming convention and have the controller
> > parse the name into cake naming convention before saving.
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