Class PaginatorHelper

Pagination Helper class for easy generation of pagination links.

PaginationHelper encloses all methods needed when working with pagination.

AppHelper

PaginatorHelper

Package: Cake\View\Helper
Link: http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html
Copyright: Copyright 2005-2012, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://cakefoundation.org)
License: License (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php)
Location: Cake/View/Helper/PaginatorHelper.php

Properties summary

$_ajaxHelperClass protected

string

The class used for 'Ajax' pagination links. Defaults to JsHelper. You should make sure that JsHelper is defined as a helper before PaginatorHelper, if you want to customize the JsHelper.
$helpers public

array

Helper dependencies
$options public

array

Holds the default options for pagination links

Magic properties summary

$Html public

HtmlHelper

Method Summary

__construct() public

Constructor for the helper. Sets up the helper that is used for creating 'AJAX' links.
_convertUrlKeys() protected

Converts the keys being used into the format set by options.paramType
_hasPage() protected

Does $model have $page in its range?
_pagingLink() protected

Protected method for generating prev/next links
beforeRender() public

Before render callback. Overridden to merge passed args with url options.
counter() public deprecated

Returns a counter string for the paged result set
current() public

Gets the current page of the recordset for the given model
defaultModel() public

Gets the default model of the paged sets
first() public

Returns a first or set of numbers for the first pages.
hasNext() public

Returns true if the given result set is not at the last page
hasPage() public

Returns true if the given result set has the page number given by $page
hasPrev() public

Returns true if the given result set is not at the first page
last() public

Returns a last or set of numbers for the last pages.
link() public

Generates a plain or Ajax link with pagination parameters
next() public

Generates a "next" link for a set of paged records
numbers() public

Returns a set of numbers for the paged result set uses a modulus to decide how many numbers to show on each side of the current page (default: 8).
options() public

Sets default options for all pagination links
params() public

Gets the current paging parameters from the resultset for the given model
prev() public

Generates a "previous" link for a set of paged records
sort() public

Generates a sorting link. Sets named parameters for the sort and direction. Handles direction switching automatically.
sortDir() public

Gets the current direction the recordset is sorted
sortKey() public

Gets the current key by which the recordset is sorted
url() public

Merges passed URL options with current pagination state to generate a pagination URL.

Method Detail

__construct() public ¶

__construct( View $View , array $settings = array() )

Constructor for the helper. Sets up the helper that is used for creating 'AJAX' links.

Use public $helpers = array('Paginator' => array('ajax' => 'CustomHelper')); to set a custom Helper or choose a non JsHelper Helper. If you want to use a specific library with JsHelper declare JsHelper and its adapter before including PaginatorHelper in your helpers array.

The chosen custom helper must implement a link() method.

Parameters

View $View: the view object the helper is attached to.
array $settings optional array(): Array of settings.

Throws

CakeException
When the AjaxProvider helper does not implement a link method.

_convertUrlKeys() protected ¶

_convertUrlKeys( array $url , string $type )

Converts the keys being used into the format set by options.paramType

Parameters

array $url: Array of url params to convert
string $type

Returns

array
converted url params.

_hasPage() protected ¶

_hasPage( string $model , integer $page )

Does $model have $page in its range?

Parameters

string $model: Model name to get parameters for.
integer $page: Page number you are checking.

Returns

boolean
Whether model has $page

_pagingLink() protected ¶

_pagingLink( string $which , string $title = null , array $options = array() , string $disabledTitle = null , array $disabledOptions = array() )

Protected method for generating prev/next links

Parameters

string $which
string $title optional null
array $options optional array()
string $disabledTitle optional null
array $disabledOptions optional array()

Returns

string

beforeRender() public ¶

beforeRender( string $viewFile )

Before render callback. Overridden to merge passed args with url options.

Parameters

string $viewFile

counter() public deprecated ¶

counter( mixed $options = array() )

Returns a counter string for the paged result set

Options

model The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel();
format The format string you want to use, defaults to 'pages' Which generates output like '1 of 5' set to 'range' to generate output like '1 - 3 of 13'. Can also be set to a custom string, containing the following placeholders {:page}, {:pages}, {:current}, {:count}, {:model}, {:start}, {:end} and any custom content you would like.
separator The separator string to use, default to ' of '

The %page% style placeholders also work, but are deprecated and will be removed in a future version.

Deprecated

The %page% style placeholders are deprecated.

Parameters

mixed $options optional array(): Options for the counter string. See #options for list of keys.

Returns

string
Counter string.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::counter

current() public ¶

current( string $model = null )

Gets the current page of the recordset for the given model

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.

Returns

string
The current page number of the recordset.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::current

defaultModel() public ¶

defaultModel( )

Gets the default model of the paged sets

Returns

string
Model name or null if the pagination isn't initialized.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::defaultModel

first() public ¶

first( mixed $first = '<< first' , mixed $options = array() )

Returns a first or set of numbers for the first pages.

echo $this->Paginator->first('< first');

Creates a single link for the first page. Will output nothing if you are on the first page.

echo $this->Paginator->first(3);

Will create links for the first 3 pages, once you get to the third or greater page. Prior to that nothing will be output.

Options:

tag The tag wrapping tag you want to use, defaults to 'span'
after Content to insert after the link/tag
model The model to use defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()
separator Content between the generated links, defaults to ' | '
ellipsis Content for ellipsis, defaults to '...'

Parameters

mixed $first optional '<< first': if string use as label for the link. If numeric, the number of page links you want at the beginning of the range.
mixed $options optional array(): An array of options.

Returns

string
numbers string.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::first

hasNext() public ¶

hasNext( string $model = null )

Returns true if the given result set is not at the last page

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.

Returns

boolean
True if the result set is not at the last page.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::hasNext

hasPage() public ¶

hasPage( string $model = null , integer $page = 1 )

Returns true if the given result set has the page number given by $page

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.
integer $page optional 1: The page number - if not set defaults to 1.

Returns

boolean
True if the given result set has the specified page number.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::hasPage

hasPrev() public ¶

hasPrev( string $model = null )

Returns true if the given result set is not at the first page

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.

Returns

boolean
True if the result set is not at the first page.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::hasPrev

last() public ¶

last( mixed $last = 'last >>' , mixed $options = array() )

Returns a last or set of numbers for the last pages.

echo $this->Paginator->last('last >');

Creates a single link for the last page. Will output nothing if you are on the last page.

echo $this->Paginator->last(3);

Will create links for the last 3 pages. Once you enter the page range, no output will be created.

Options:

tag The tag wrapping tag you want to use, defaults to 'span'
before Content to insert before the link/tag
model The model to use defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()
separator Content between the generated links, defaults to ' | '
ellipsis Content for ellipsis, defaults to '...'

Parameters

mixed $last optional 'last >>': if string use as label for the link, if numeric print page numbers
mixed $options optional array(): Array of options

Returns

string
numbers string.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::last

link() public ¶

link( string $title , mixed $url = array() , array $options = array() )

Generates a plain or Ajax link with pagination parameters

Options

update The Id of the DOM element you wish to update. Creates Ajax enabled links with the AjaxHelper.
escape Whether you want the contents html entity encoded, defaults to true
model The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()

Parameters

string $title: Title for the link.
mixed $url optional array(): Url for the action. See Router::url()
array $options optional array(): Options for the link. See #options for list of keys.

Returns

string
A link with pagination parameters.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::link

next() public ¶

next( string $title = 'Next >>' , mixed $options = array() , string $disabledTitle = null , mixed $disabledOptions = array() )

Generates a "next" link for a set of paged records

Options:

tag The tag wrapping tag you want to use, defaults to 'span'
escape Whether you want the contents html entity encoded, defaults to true
model The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()

Parameters

string $title optional 'Next >>': Title for the link. Defaults to 'Next >>'.
mixed $options optional array(): Options for pagination link. See above for list of keys.
string $disabledTitle optional null: Title when the link is disabled.
mixed $disabledOptions optional array(): Options for the disabled pagination link. See above for list of keys.

Returns

string
A "next" link or or $disabledTitle text if the link is disabled.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::next

numbers() public ¶

numbers( mixed $options = array() )

Returns a set of numbers for the paged result set uses a modulus to decide how many numbers to show on each side of the current page (default: 8).

$this->Paginator->numbers(array('first' => 2, 'last' => 2));

Using the first and last options you can create links to the beginning and end of the page set.

Options

before Content to be inserted before the numbers
after Content to be inserted after the numbers
model Model to create numbers for, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()
modulus how many numbers to include on either side of the current page, defaults to 8.
separator Separator content defaults to ' | '
tag The tag to wrap links in, defaults to 'span'
first Whether you want first links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'first' links to generate.
last Whether you want last links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'last' links to generate.
ellipsis Ellipsis content, defaults to '...'
class Class for wrapper tag
currentClass Class for wrapper tag on current active page, defaults to 'current'

Parameters

mixed $options optional array(): Options for the numbers, (before, after, model, modulus, separator)

Returns

string
numbers string.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::numbers

options() public ¶

options( mixed $options = array() )

Sets default options for all pagination links

Parameters

mixed $options optional array(): Default options for pagination links. If a string is supplied - it is used as the DOM id element to update. See PaginatorHelper::$options for list of keys.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::options

params() public ¶

params( string $model = null )

Gets the current paging parameters from the resultset for the given model

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.

Returns

array
The array of paging parameters for the paginated resultset.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::params

prev() public ¶

prev( string $title = '<< Previous' , array $options = array() , string $disabledTitle = null , array $disabledOptions = array() )

Generates a "previous" link for a set of paged records

Options:

tag The tag wrapping tag you want to use, defaults to 'span'
escape Whether you want the contents html entity encoded, defaults to true
model The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()

Parameters

string $title optional '<< Previous': Title for the link. Defaults to '<< Previous'.
array $options optional array(): Options for pagination link. See #options for list of keys.
string $disabledTitle optional null: Title when the link is disabled.
array $disabledOptions optional array(): Options for the disabled pagination link. See #options for list of keys.

Returns

string
A "previous" link or $disabledTitle text if the link is disabled.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::prev

sort() public ¶

sort( string $key , string $title = null , array $options = array() )

Generates a sorting link. Sets named parameters for the sort and direction. Handles direction switching automatically.

Options:

escape Whether you want the contents html entity encoded, defaults to true
model The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel()
direction The default direction to use when this link isn't active.

Parameters

string $key: The name of the key that the recordset should be sorted.
string $title optional null: Title for the link. If $title is null $key will be used for the title and will be generated by inflection.
array $options optional array(): Options for sorting link. See above for list of keys.

Returns

string

A link sorting default by 'asc'. If the resultset is sorted 'asc' by the specified key the returned link will sort by 'desc'.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::sort

sortDir() public ¶

sortDir( string $model = null , mixed $options = array() )

Gets the current direction the recordset is sorted

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.
mixed $options optional array(): Options for pagination links. See #options for list of keys.

Returns

string

The direction by which the recordset is being sorted, or null if the results are not currently sorted.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::sortDir

sortKey() public ¶

sortKey( string $model = null , mixed $options = array() )

Gets the current key by which the recordset is sorted

Parameters

string $model optional null: Optional model name. Uses the default if none is specified.
mixed $options optional array(): Options for pagination links. See #options for list of keys.

Returns

string

The name of the key by which the recordset is being sorted, or null if the results are not currently sorted.

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::sortKey

url() public ¶

url( array $options = array() , boolean $asArray = false , string $model = null )

Merges passed URL options with current pagination state to generate a pagination URL.

Parameters

array $options optional array(): Pagination/URL options array
boolean $asArray optional false: Return the url as an array, or a URI string
string $model optional null: Which model to paginate on

Returns

mixed
By default, returns a full pagination URL string for use in non-standard contexts (i.e. JavaScript)

Link

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/paginator.html#PaginatorHelper::url

Properties detail

`$_ajaxHelperClass` ¶

protected string

The class used for 'Ajax' pagination links. Defaults to JsHelper. You should make sure that JsHelper is defined as a helper before PaginatorHelper, if you want to customize the JsHelper.

'Js'

`$helpers` ¶

public array

Helper dependencies

array('Html')

`$options` ¶

public array

Holds the default options for pagination links

The values that may be specified are:

format Format of the counter. Supported formats are 'range' and 'pages' and custom (default). In the default mode the supplied string is parsed and constants are replaced by their actual values. placeholders: %page%, %pages%, %current%, %count%, %start%, %end% .
separator The separator of the actual page and number of pages (default: ' of ').
url Url of the action. See Router::url()
url['sort'] the key that the recordset is sorted.
url['direction'] Direction of the sorting (default: 'asc').
url['page'] Page number to use in links.
model The name of the model.
escape Defines if the title field for the link should be escaped (default: true).
update DOM id of the element updated with the results of the AJAX call. If this key isn't specified Paginator will use plain HTML links.
paging['paramType'] The type of parameters to use when creating links. Valid options are 'querystring' and 'named'. See PaginatorComponent::$settings for more information.
convertKeys - A list of keys in url arrays that should be converted to querysting params if paramType == 'querystring'.

array(
    'convertKeys' => array('page', 'limit', 'sort', 'direction')
)

Magic properties detail

`$Html` ¶

public HtmlHelper

Packages

Classes

Class PaginatorHelper

Properties summary

Magic properties summary

Method Summary

__construct() public

_convertUrlKeys() protected

_hasPage() protected

_pagingLink() protected

beforeRender() public

counter() public deprecated

current() public

defaultModel() public

first() public

hasNext() public

hasPage() public

hasPrev() public

last() public

link() public

next() public

numbers() public

options() public

params() public

prev() public

sort() public

sortDir() public

sortKey() public

url() public

Method Detail

__construct() public ¶

Parameters

Throws

_convertUrlKeys() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_hasPage() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

_pagingLink() protected ¶

Parameters

Returns

beforeRender() public ¶

Parameters

counter() public deprecated ¶

Options

Deprecated

Parameters

Returns

Link

current() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

Link

defaultModel() public ¶

Returns

Link

first() public ¶

Options:

Parameters

Returns

Link

hasNext() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

Link

hasPage() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

Link

hasPrev() public ¶

Parameters

Returns

Link

last() public ¶

Options:

Parameters

Returns

Link

link() public ¶

`$_ajaxHelperClass` ¶

`$helpers` ¶

`$options` ¶

`$Html` ¶