Re: Using $this->set in view doesn't set the var

Still don't get it, maybe you need to show us your real world example
of how the element is communicating with the layout and other
elements. That way we can understand and someone can solve or offer
an alternative solution.

At the initial page load, all elements should have their data passed
to them via the main controller action or their own requestAction, I
would fire separate ajax requests for other elements if they are to be
updated due to a DOM change.

I'm not sure the documentation does specifically say that elements can
set vars, did you read that from here?
http://book.cakephp.org/view/1081/Elements

You can set variables from the controller (to the view) and the view
(to the layout) but elements are not supposed to go to anything else,
they are the end of the line.

HTH, Paul
@phpMagpie

On Sep 5, 11:37 am, Xoubaman <xouba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Me neither, until now :)
>
> On the topic of setting vars in an element, regardless of it being wrong or
> not, the point is that it's possible. At least the doc says so, but it's not
> working for me (the Var::set() method).
>
> You may have an element that gets data from requestAction and, depending on
> the returned values, subsecuent layout contents will need different vars
> defined.

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