I am confused about the distinction and treatment of the index()
and view()
functions inside CakePHP 2.4.
Specifically, I am trying to modify a 3rd party API authored in CakePHP 2.4
Consider this Controller:
class EventsController extends AppController {
<snip>
public function index() {
if ($this->request->params['named']) {
$conditions = $this->request->params['named'];
} else {
$conditions = array();
}
}
This allows me to construct a URL like http://myserver/api/events/index/StartTime >=:12/EndTime <=15.json
and the StartTime and EndTime get passed into conditions when I do a find.
That's great.
Now that same Controller has this additional function:
public function view($id) {
}
This function seems to be called when I invoke a url like http://myserver/api/events/1234.json
I am trying to extend view
with more parameters, just like index. For example, I'd like to invoke:
http://myserver/api/events/1234/MonitorId =:3.json
and MonitorId =:3
gets passed as a parameter to handle in view. I don't want to add these into the function definitions - it can be anything.
If I try and do this, I get a "Controller" not found, but this same approach works in index()
Can someone help me achieve my goal and help explain what is going on?
(IF it helps, the full code of the controller is here)