CustomPageComponent for CakePHP 2.2.4

CustomPageComponent.php

<?php
App::uses('Component', 'Controller', 'ClassRegistry', 'Utility');
class CustomPageComponent extends Component {

    public function AccessMessage($required_level, $user_level) {
     
        if(!$user_level && $this->_View->viewVars['access']){
            $user_level = $this->_View->viewVars['access'];
        }

    $access_message = "0";

    if(!$required_level || !$user_level || $user_level != $required_level){
    $accessModel = ClassRegistry::init('Access');
    $access_message = $accessModel->field('access_message', array('Access.id' => $required_level));
    }

         return $access_message;
    } // end access message function
    
} // end component