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Set this key to the string you would like to be displayed within the label that usually accompanies the input.

<?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => 'The User Alias' ) );?>

1. <?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => 'The User Alias' ) );?>

Output:

<div class="input">
    <label for="UserName">The User Alias</label>
    <input name="data[User][name]" type="text" value="" id="UserName" />
</div>

Alternatively, set this key to false to disable the output of the label.

<?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => false ) ); ?>

1. <?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => false ) ); ?>

Output:

<div class="input">
    <input name="data[User][name]" type="text" value="" id="UserName" />
</div>

Set this to an array to provide additional options for the label element. If you do this, you can use a text key in the array to customize the label text.

<?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => array('class' => 'thingy', 'text' => 'The User Alias') ) ); ?>

1. <?php echo $form->input( 'User.name', array( 'label' => array('class' => 'thingy', 'text' => 'The User Alias') ) ); ?>

Output:

<div class="input">
    <label for="UserName" class="thingy">The User Alias</label>
    <input name="data[User][name]" type="text" value="" id="UserName" />
</div>