{} - 3.7.2.1 Titles

An object, in the physical sense, often has a name or a title in which to refer to it by. A person has a name like John or Mac or Buddy. A blog post has a title. A category has a name.

By specifying a title or name field, CakePHP will automatically use this label in various circumstances:

  • Scaffolding — page titles, fieldset labels
  • Lists — normally used for <select> drop-downs
  • TreeBehavior — reordering, tree views

If you have a title and name field in your table, the title will be used.

{} - 3.7.2.1 Titles

An object, in the physical sense, often has a name or a title in which to refer to it by. A person has a name like John or Mac or Buddy. A blog post has a title. A category has a name.

By specifying a title or name field, CakePHP will automatically use this label in various circumstances:

  • Scaffolding — page titles, fieldset labels
  • Lists — normally used for <select> drop-downs
  • TreeBehavior — reordering, tree views

If you have a title and name field in your table, the title will be used.

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