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$this->data

1. $this->data

Used to handle POST data sent from the FormHelper forms to the controller.

<?php

// The FormHelper is used to create a form element:

$form->text('User.first_name');

// When rendered, it looks something like:

<input name="data[User][first_name]" value="" type="text" />

// When the form is submitted to the controller via POST,
// the data shows up in $this->data.

//The submitted first name can be found here:
$this->data['User']['first_name'];

?>

1. <?php
2. // The FormHelper is used to create a form element:
3. $form->text('User.first_name');
4. // When rendered, it looks something like:
5. <input name="data[User][first_name]" value="" type="text" />
6. // When the form is submitted to the controller via POST,
7. // the data shows up in $this->data.
8. //The submitted first name can be found here:
9. $this->data['User']['first_name'];
10. ?>