cakephp-1.3 > Helper :: _name()
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_name

line:640 at /cake/libs/view/helper.php
Gets the input field name for the current tag. Creates input name attributes using CakePHP's data[Model][field] formatting.

Method

(mixed) _name ($options = array(), $field = null, $key = 'name')

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$options mixed optional If an array, should be an array of attributes that $key needs to be added to. If a string or null, will be used as the View entity. array()
$field string optional null
$key string optional The name of the attribute to be set, defaults to 'name' 'name'

Return

mixed

Comment

Gets the input field name for the current tag. Creates input name attributes
using CakePHP's data[Model][field] formatting.

@param mixed $options If an array, should be an array of attributes that $key needs to be added to.
If a string or null, will be used as the View entity.
@param string $field
@param string $key The name of the attribute to be set, defaults to 'name'
@return mixed If an array was given for $options, an array with $key set will be returned.
If a string was supplied a string will be returned.
@access protected
@todo Refactor this method to not have as many input/output options.