cakephp-1.3 > Helper :: setEntity()
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setEntity

line:394 at /cake/libs/view/helper.php
Sets this helper's model and field properties to the dot-separated value-pair in $entity.

Method

(void) setEntity ($entity, $setScope = false)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$entity mixed required A field name, like "ModelName.fieldName" or "ModelName.ID.fieldName"
$setScope boolean optional Sets the view scope to the model specified in $tagValue false

Return

void

Comment

Sets this helper's model and field properties to the dot-separated value-pair in $entity.

@param mixed $entity A field name, like "ModelName.fieldName" or "ModelName.ID.fieldName"
@param boolean $setScope Sets the view scope to the model specified in $tagValue
@return void
@access public