Cakephp 2.1 Saving associated objects Manually

1
votes

Mycakephp version is 2.1.1.

i am trying to save the associated model manually using saveAll() function

Model

  • Employee HasOne Address
  • Employee Belongs to Department

so table

employees(first_name,last_name,age,sex,department_id)

addresses(first_line,second_line,city,state,employee_id)

now employee creation add.ctp has a form which receives input for employee and address

i know

$this->Employee->saveAll($this->request->data);

this will save the models but
i want to save the association manually

i was going through the official cakephp document here and i have tried something like this 

        $this->Employee->saveAll($data, array(
            'fieldList' => array(
            'Employee' => array('first_name','last_name','age','sex','department_id'),
            'Department' => array('first_line', 'second_line','city','state','employee_id')
            )
        ));

it is not working , and throws following errors

Notice (8): Undefined variable: data [APP\Controller\EmployeesController.php, line 118]

Warning (2): array_keys() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given [CORE\Cake\Model\Model.php, line 1996]

i am cakephp beginner. please help me.

$this->request->data: Array

(

[Employee] => Array
    (
        [first_name] => Jack
        [last_name] => Robert
        [age] => 32
        [sex] => 0
        [Department] => Development
    )

[Address] => Array
    (
        [first_line] => HSR Layout
        [second_line] => 1st Cross
        [city] => Najem
        [state] => Barel
    )

[Department] => Array
    (
        [id] => 3
    )

)

2
cakephpcakephp-2.1cakephp-model
Can you show more from add() method? Where you define $data? – Paulo Rodrigues
can you tell me how to define $data i have no idea about that – maaz
If you don't define $data, you should use $this->request->data, so you get the data of your form. – Paulo Rodrigues
I have tried that , still did not work – maaz
$this->Employee->saveAll($this->request->data, array( 'fieldList' => array( 'Employee' => array('first_name','last_name','age','sex','department_id'), 'Department' => array('first_line', 'second_line','city','state','employee_id') ) )); – maaz

2 Answers

0
votes

Try using just an array in fieldList parameter:

$this->Employee->saveAll($this->request->data, array('fieldList' => array('Employee.first_name', 'Employee.last_name', 'Employee.age', 'Employee.sex', 'Department.first_line', 'Department.second_line', 'Department.city', 'Department.state', 'Department.employee_id')));

According to manual, fieldList expects "an array of fields you want to allow for saving". I think not accepted a multidimensional array.

$this->request->data is all fields of your form, you can check with debug($this->request->data).

0
votes

After doing some research i have found it.

       $data = array(
         'Employee' => array(
         'first_name' => $this->request->data['Employee']['first_name'],
         'last_name'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['last_name'],
         'age'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['age'],
         'sex'=>$this->request->data['Employee']['sex'],
         'department_id'=>$this->request->data['Department']['id']
        ),
         'Adress' => array(
         'first_line' => $this->request->data['Adress']['first_line'],
         'second_line'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['second_line'],
         'city'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['city'],
         'state'=>$this->request->data['Adress']['state']
        )

    );


            $this->Employee->saveAll($data, array('deep' => true))

this will do it.