Trait CellTrait
Provides cell() method for usage in Controller and View classes.
Direct Users
Method Summary
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_createCell() protected
Create and configure the cell instance. -
cell() protected
Renders the given cell.
Method Detail
_createCell() protected ¶
_createCell( string $className , string $action , string $plugin , array $options )
Create and configure the cell instance.
Parameters
- string $className
- The cell classname.
- string $action
- The action name.
- string $plugin
- The plugin name.
- array $options
- The constructor options for the cell.
Returns
cell() protected ¶
cell( string $cell , array $data [] , array $options [] )
Renders the given cell.
Example:
// Taxonomy\View\Cell\TagCloudCell::smallList() $cell = $this->cell('Taxonomy.TagCloud::smallList', ['limit' => 10]); // App\View\Cell\TagCloudCell::smallList() $cell = $this->cell('TagCloud::smallList', ['limit' => 10]);
The display action will be used by default when no action is provided:
// Taxonomy\View\Cell\TagCloudCell::display() $cell = $this->cell('Taxonomy.TagCloud');
Cells are not rendered until they are echoed.
Parameters
- string $cell
You must indicate cell name, and optionally a cell action. e.g.:
TagCloud::smallListwill invokeView\Cell\TagCloudCell::smallList(),displayaction will be invoked by default when none is provided.- array $data optional []
Additional arguments for cell method. e.g.:
cell('TagCloud::smallList', ['a1' => 'v1', 'a2' => 'v2'])maps toView\Cell\TagCloud::smallList(v1, v2)- array $options optional []
- Options for Cell's constructor
Returns
Throws
Cake\View\Exception\MissingCellExceptionIf Cell class was not found.
BadMethodCallException
If Cell class does not specified cell action.