Trait CellTrait
Provides cell() method for usage in Controller and View classes.
Method Summary
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_createCell() protected
Create and configure the cell instance.
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cell() public
Renders the given cell.
Method Detail
_createCell() ¶ protected
_createCell(string $className, string $action, string $plugin, array $options): Cake\View\CellCreate and configure the cell instance.
Parameters
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string$className The cell classname.
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string$action The action name.
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string$plugin The plugin name.
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array$options The constructor options for the cell.
Returns
Cake\View\Cellcell() ¶ public
cell(string $cell, array $data = [], array $options = []): Cake\View\CellRenders 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 = $this->cell('Taxonomy.TagCloud');Cells are not rendered until they are echoed.
Parameters
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string$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
Cake\View\CellThrows
Cake\View\Exception\MissingCellExceptionIf Cell class was not found.
BadMethodCallExceptionIf Cell class does not specified cell action.