Re: What to use (Component? Helper?) for methods used in both controller and view

Another approach is to do neither. You can create classes that are
not direct MVC bits and use them. Like jonas said the core Inflector
and Set classes are excellent examples of non MVC utility classes.

-Mark

On Dec 2, 6:40 am, "j0n4s.h4rtm...@googlemail.com"
<j0n4s.h4rtm...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> a.) Write both, Component and Helper, try to wrap Component methods
> from your helper.
> b.) Look at the Set:: or Inflector:: class, what they extend, where
> they are in core cake, how they get loaded while a cake app runs -
> implement it similar!
> c.) Whatever you do, most likely (there are exceptions, see Inflector
> or Set or Sanitize) you are doing it wrong and there is ONE domain
> that fits BEST (be it controller or view domain of MVC)
>
> King regards
>  Jonas/ionas82
>
> On Dec 2, 11:54 am, euromark <dereurom...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > i usually put them into components
>
> > as components can easily be added in helpers/views as well with
> > App::import()
>
> > otherwise around it usually aint that clean (html markup etc in the
> > helper?)
> > so better this way
>
> > a) you dont have bootstrap functions you only need once or twice
> > b) you dont have redundancy
> > c) your code stays clean structured
>
> > On 1 Dez., 20:20, drbuzasi <drbuz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Good idea! Thanks!
> > > I wanted to use a helper but as i wrote inhttp://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/a65a11c3...
> > > controllers don't load helpers into class variables.
> > > I give it a try.
>
> > > On dec. 1, 18:48, Miles J <mileswjohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > If they are just stand alone functions that dont need to be in either
> > > > a component or a helper, just place the function in your bootstrap
> > > > file.
>
> > > > On Dec 1, 5:56 am, drbuzasi <drbuz...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > > I have some methods for several tasks that i need not only in
> > > > > controllers or in views but in both of them. There are helpers for
> > > > > views and components for controllers. Which of theese would be a
> > > > > better idea to share my logics. Or is there a third way to do this?
> > > > > Looking forward for any help from you
> > > > > Thanks

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