Re: [Maypole] Access to has_a data from template?

From: Simon Flack (sf at flacks.net)
Date: Sat Sep 18 2004 - 12:26:02 BST


On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:16:27 -0400, Jesse Sheidlower wrote
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2004 at 09:23:56AM +0100, Simon Flack wrote:
> >
> > However you end up doing this, it might be better to abstract it into a
> > list_all_formats() class method on your book class.
>
> Thanks for both of your messages. After some to-ing and fro-ing on
> the CDBI list, in which I proved inable to be remotely clear about
> what I was trying to do, I ended up with a solution also using
> meta_info to find this information out. (Simon had used the
> deprecated __hasa_rels in CDBI::AsForm.)
>
> I'd prefer to keep it in my template just to make sure that as
> much as possible of my display code is indeed in my View, where
> it should be, but for now I've indeed done what I need to do in
> my book class.

I'd argue that the list of formats available to books is intrisic to the book
class since it's a relationship defined in the database. But I'm still finding
my feet in MVC, and you know your app better than I do :)

--simonflk

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