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read

line:84 at /cake/libs/view/helpers/session.php
Used to read a session values set in a controller for a key or return values for all keys.

Method

(values) read ($name = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$name string optional the name of the session key you want to read null

Return

values

Comment

Used to read a session values set in a controller for a key or return values for all keys.

In your view: `$session->read('Controller.sessKey');`
Calling the method without a param will return all session vars

@param string $name the name of the session key you want to read
@return values from the session vars
@access public
@link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1466/Methods