cakephp Form helper $this->data empty

Question

I have a problem with the Form Helper that returned $this->data keeps being empty. In my Forms before there was no problems and I cant figure out what's different here. For this Form there's not a model containing the data, its just user input for doing a search.

This is my View:

<?php
echo $this->Form->create();
echo $this->Form->input('Postleitzahl');
$options=array('10'=>10,'20'=>20);
echo $this->Form->input('Entfernung',array('type'=> 'select' , 'options'=>array(($options))));
echo $this->Form->end('Suchen');
?>

also do a debug($this->data) to be certain in your action

Ross
– Ross

2011-12-03 17:30:45 +00:00
Commented Dec 3, 2011 at 17:30 — Ross
– Ross, Commented Dec 3, 2011 at 17:30
Maybe you could use it directly from $this->params?

Henri
– Henri

2011-12-03 17:37:15 +00:00
Commented Dec 3, 2011 at 17:37 — Henri
– Henri, Commented Dec 3, 2011 at 17:37

wrdevos · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-03 20:24:21Z

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<?php

    echo $this->Form->create(null, array('type' => 'post')); # not sure if that's needed
    echo $this->Form->input('Search.Postleitzahl');
    $options=array('10'=>10,'20'=>20);
    echo $this->Form->input('Search.Entfernung',array('options'=> $options)); # seems shorter and should work
    echo $this->Form->end('Suchen');

?>

The above should result into a $this->data array containing something similar to this:

['Search']
    ['Postleitzahl']: 102929
    ['Enfernung']: 'foobar'

answered Dec 3, 2011 at 20:24

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Luke Girvin · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-04 10:50:27Z

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Just don't double array your array:

'options'=>$options

edited Dec 4, 2011 at 10:50

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answered Dec 3, 2011 at 17:12

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Tolga Over a year ago

changed that ...but still the same..problem , maybe it is because it doesnt represent a model in the database and i have to declare the input variables somehow ?

mark Over a year ago

there should always be some model. either use a "fake" model name like "Form" in order to use the posted data in the controller - or even better use a real model with $useTable=false (this way you can have validation on your forms without using any real tables).

Curtis Gibby · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-26 15:13:03Z

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Not necessarily related to Cake, but the answer to the problem when I had it: if you're including a file upload in your POST, double-check that the file you're uploading isn't larger than the limit specified in your php.ini file.

answered Apr 26, 2013 at 15:13

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