Trait CellTrait

Provides cell() method for usage in Controller and View classes.

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Namespace: Cake\View
Location: View/CellTrait.php

Method Summary

  • _createCell() protected
    Create and configure the cell instance.
  • cell() protected
    Renders the given cell.

Method Detail

_createCell()source 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

Cake\View\Cell

cell()source 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::smallList will invoke View\Cell\TagCloudCell::smallList(), display action 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 to View\Cell\TagCloud::smallList(v1, v2)

array $options optional []
Options for Cell's constructor

Returns

Cake\View\Cell
The cell instance

Throws

Cake\View\Exception\MissingCellException
If Cell class was not found.
BadMethodCallException
If Cell class does not specified cell action.

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