Re: Best way to handle sub-tabs

Just check AJAX in view as $this->params['isAjax'] and output full
view or only subtab element, that's all the difference. Same you can
check in controller.

On 5 окт, 01:48, Joey Mukherjee <joe...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It is different since the subtab is updated by Ajax.  At least that's
> what I think.
>
> When I go directly tohttp://system/tabname/subtab, I get a message
> saying (for instance) " Error:  The action spacecraft is not defined
> in controller MissionsController"   In this case "spacecraft" is my
> subtab and Mission is my main tab.  This makes sense in that I don't
> have that routine defined.  However, I am at a loss for what to put in
> that routine.  My attempt at it would be:
>
>     function spacecraft ()
>     {
>         $this->render ('/elements/missions/spacecraft');
>     }
>
> which displays my text, but not the rest of the tabs (i.e. the stuff I
> have on the index.ctp view).  What I'd like is:
>
> $this->render ('index');
> $this->render ('/elements/missions/spacecraft'); // this will just
> "manually" switch tabs for the user.
>
> Hope this makes sense!
>
> Thanks!
> Joey
>
> On Oct 4, 12:15 pm, Miles J <mileswjohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > And again, what your saying is exactly what a controller and action is
> > for. How is that different than your setup?
>
> > On Oct 4, 7:30 am, Joey Mukherjee <joe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > In retrospect, I guess I didn't explain as well as I should have.
>
> > > I have each subtab as an element now and every subtab is rendered via
> > > ajax (i.e.  $js->link ($html->tag ('span', $side_button
> > > ['title']),
> > > array ('action'=> 'display/'.$side_button ['name']), $options).  The
> > > controller action "display" just has a $this->render ("/elements/
> > > $tabname/$whatToDisplay");
>
> > > So, when the user goes tohttp://system/tabname, the initial view sets
> > > up the element specific to that tab that views/layouts/default.ctp did
> > > not setup.  Each subtab element just has stuff specific to that subtab
> > > (in my case, mainly just text).
>
> > > However, I'd like people to go tohttp://system/tabname/subtaband
> > > directly render the specific text to that subtab.  That's what I can't
> > > figure out??
>
> > > Anyway, does this sound right to everyone?  I feel like I am the only
> > > one having this problem on something which seems pretty common (tabs/
> > > subtabs).  Is there  a better way of doing the above?  I'd welcome all
> > > ideas!
>
> > > Thanks for the response!
> > > Joey
>
> > > On Oct 1, 1:49 pm, Miles J <mileswjohn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > Just use the default MVC architecture?
>
> > > > tabname = controller
> > > > subtab = action
>
> > > > On Sep 30, 12:05 pm, Joey Mukherjee <joe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > I have some tabs along the top of my CakePHP site and some sub-tabs
> > > > > along the left side of my page.  When I switch tabs, it goes to a URL
> > > > > such ashttp://system/tabname.  When I go to a sub-tab, I use $this->render to update the content of the view to what the user clicked
>
> > > > > on.  However, I'd like a URL such ashttp://system/tabname/subtabto
> > > > > go directly to the subtab.
>
> > > > > How might I accomplish this?  Basically, I want to redirect to tabname/
> > > > > index and then render the subtab.
>
> > > > > My tabname index view sets up the side menu.  The subtab just modifies
> > > > > the inner content.  The views/layouts/default.ctp has the top tabs
> > > > > defined in them.  Obviously, the side tabs change from tab to tab.
>
> > > > > Hope that makes sense!
>
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Joey

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