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at September 19, 2010 20:46 by stolkchris
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<?php

// THE DYNAMIC MODEL
App::Import('Model', $model);
$this->DynamicModel = new $model;

// USAGE EXAMPLE

function getModelColumns($model){
    App::Import('Model', $model);
    $this->DynamicModel = new $model;
    print_r($this->DynamicModel->getColumnTypes());exit();
}

?>
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A small snippet on how to create a dynamic model in CakePHP (useful for global functions that need a model to function. IE functions defined in the AppController

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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CakePHP - Dynamic Model

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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data, cakephp

                                

                                                            

                                    

                                        

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PHP