Class FlashHelper
FlashHelper class to render flash messages.
After setting messages in your controllers with FlashComponent, you can use this class to output your flash messages in your views.
Property Summary
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        $_View protectedCake\View\ViewThe View instance this helper is attached to 
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        $_config protectedarrayRuntime config 
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        $_configInitialized protectedboolWhether the config property has already been configured with defaults 
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        $_defaultConfig protectedarrayDefault config for this helper. 
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        $_helperMap protectedarrayA helper lookup table used to lazy load helper objects. 
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        $fieldset publicarrayHolds the fields ['field_name' => ['type' => 'string', 'length' => 100]], primaryKey and validates ['field_name'] 
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        $helpers publicarrayList of helpers used by this helper 
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        $plugin publicstringPlugin path 
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        $request publicCake\Network\RequestRequest object 
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        $tags publicarrayHolds tag templates. 
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        $theme publicstringThe current theme name if any. 
Method Summary
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          __call() publicProvide non fatal errors on missing method calls. 
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          __construct() publicDefault Constructor 
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          __debugInfo() publicReturns an array that can be used to describe the internal state of this object. 
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          __get() publicLazy loads helpers. 
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          _configDelete() protectedDelete a single config key 
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          _configRead() protectedRead a config variable 
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          _configWrite() protectedWrite a config variable 
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          _confirm() protectedReturns a string to be used as onclick handler for confirm dialogs. 
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          addClass() publicAdds the given class to the element options 
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          config() publicUsage
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          configShallow() publicMerge provided config with existing config. Unlike config()which does a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.
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          implementedEvents() publicEvent listeners. 
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          render() publicUsed to render the message set in FlashComponent::set() 
Method Detail
__call() ¶ public
__call(string $method, array $params): voidProvide non fatal errors on missing method calls.
Parameters
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                string$method
- Method to invoke 
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                array$params
- Array of params for the method. 
Returns
void__construct() ¶ public
__construct(Cake\View\View $View, array $config = [])Default Constructor
Parameters
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                Cake\View\View$View
- The View this helper is being attached to. 
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                array$config optional
- Configuration settings for the helper. 
__debugInfo() ¶ public
__debugInfo(): arrayReturns an array that can be used to describe the internal state of this object.
Returns
array__get() ¶ public
__get(string $name): Cake\View\Helper|voidLazy loads helpers.
Parameters
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                string$name
- Name of the property being accessed. 
Returns
Cake\View\Helper|voidHelper instance if helper with provided name exists
_configDelete() ¶ protected
_configDelete(string $key): voidDelete a single config key
Parameters
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                string$key
- Key to delete. 
Returns
voidThrows
Cake\Core\Exception\Exceptionif attempting to clobber existing config
_configRead() ¶ protected
_configRead(string|null $key): mixedRead a config variable
Parameters
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                string|null$key
- Key to read. 
Returns
mixed_configWrite() ¶ protected
_configWrite(string|array $key, mixed $value, bool|string $merge = false): voidWrite a config variable
Parameters
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                string|array$key
- Key to write to. 
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                mixed$value
- Value to write. 
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                bool|string$merge optional
- True to merge recursively, 'shallow' for simple merge, false to overwrite, defaults to false. 
Returns
voidThrows
Cake\Core\Exception\Exceptionif attempting to clobber existing config
_confirm() ¶ protected
_confirm(string $message, string $okCode, string $cancelCode = '', array $options = []): stringReturns a string to be used as onclick handler for confirm dialogs.
Parameters
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                string$message
- Message to be displayed 
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                string$okCode
- Code to be executed after user chose 'OK' 
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                string$cancelCode optional
- Code to be executed after user chose 'Cancel' 
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                array$options optional
- Array of options 
Returns
stringonclick JS code
addClass() ¶ public
addClass(array $options = [], string $class = null, string $key = 'class'): arrayAdds the given class to the element options
Parameters
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                array$options optional
- Array options/attributes to add a class to 
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                string$class optional
- The class name being added. 
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                string$key optional
- the key to use for class. 
Returns
arrayArray of options with $key set.
config() ¶ public
config(string|array|null $key = null, mixed|null $value = null, bool $merge = true): mixedUsage
Reading the whole config:
$this->config();Reading a specific value:
$this->config('key');Reading a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key');Setting a specific value:
$this->config('key', $value);Setting a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key', $value);Updating multiple config settings at the same time:
$this->config(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);Parameters
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                string|array|null$key optional
- The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs. 
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                mixed|null$value optional
- The value to set. 
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                bool$merge optional
- Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true. 
Returns
mixedConfig value being read, or the object itself on write operations.
Throws
Cake\Core\Exception\ExceptionWhen trying to set a key that is invalid.
configShallow() ¶ public
configShallow(string|array $key, mixed|null $value = null): $thisMerge provided config with existing config. Unlike config() which does
a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.
Setting a specific value:
$this->config('key', $value);Setting a nested value:
$this->config('some.nested.key', $value);Updating multiple config settings at the same time:
$this->config(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);Parameters
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                string|array$key
- The key to set, or a complete array of configs. 
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                mixed|null$value optional
- The value to set. 
Returns
$thisThe object itself.
implementedEvents() ¶ public
implementedEvents(): arrayEvent listeners.
By defining one of the callback methods a helper is assumed to be interested in the related event.
Override this method if you need to add non-conventional event listeners. Or if you want helpers to listen to non-standard events.
Returns
arrayrender() ¶ public
render(string $key = 'flash', array $options = []): string|voidUsed to render the message set in FlashComponent::set()
In your view: $this->Flash->render('somekey'); Will default to flash if no param is passed
You can pass additional information into the flash message generation. This allows you to consolidate all the parameters for a given type of flash message into the view.
echo $this->Flash->render('flash', ['params' => ['name' => $user['User']['name']]]);This would pass the current user's name into the flash message, so you could create personalized messages without the controller needing access to that data.
Lastly you can choose the element that is used for rendering the flash message. Using custom elements allows you to fully customize how flash messages are generated.
echo $this->Flash->render('flash', ['element' => 'my_custom_element']);If you want to use an element from a plugin for rendering your flash message you can use the dot notation for the plugin's element name:
echo $this->Flash->render('flash', [
  'element' => 'MyPlugin.my_custom_element',
]);Parameters
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                string$key optional
- The [Flash.]key you are rendering in the view. 
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                array$options optional
- Additional options to use for the creation of this flash message. Supports the 'params', and 'element' keys that are used in the helper. 
Returns
string|voidRendered flash message or null if flash key does not exist in session.
Throws
UnexpectedValueExceptionIf value for flash settings key is not an array.
