Re: Nested Models

You could do http://www.application.com/message/add/contract:1 using
named parameters.

Or setup a route for www.application.com/contract/1/message/add

On Dec 28, 11:09 pm, otisjs01 <jerem...@jeremiahotis.com> wrote:
> OK, so I'm asking lots of questions today...but I really want to
> learn! :)
>
> Anyway, I'm trying to create messages that can be left with a
> contract.
>
> So, I have a Contract model that has the following fields: id, some
> other contract pertinent info. And, a Message model that has the
> following fields: id, contract_id, title, message_text. A Contract has
> many message, and a message belongs to a given contract.
>
> Now, when I display a contract, I want a link that takes the user to a
> page full of messages specific to that contract. Once at the message
> page, they should be able to add a new message, or view existing
> messages. Viewing existing messages is easy, as far as I understand
> it. I'm already doing the same thing all over my application! But,
> creating new messages from this page is something I'm unsure of. How
> do I go about that? How do I store the contract_id in the view so that
> whenever I click "Add new contract" it automatically associates the
> message with the contract. And, so that the user can't accidentally
> add the message to a different contract.
>
> I'm thinking that a url that looks like: <a href="#">http://www.application.com/contract/1/message/add</a> where 1 is the
> contract_id) makes the most sense. I could do this in rails in a few
> seconds...but I can't seem to find a way to do it in CakePHP. The only
> thing I can come up with is: <a href="#">http://www.application.com/
> message/add/1</a> (where 1 is the contract_id).
>
> Am I missing something?
>
> Any help would be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeremiah

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