Saving Related Model Data

add.ctp

<!-- File: /app/Views/Clients/add.ctp -->


<h2>Add Client</h2>
	<?php /*
		echo $this->Form->create('Client');
		echo $this->Form->input('name');
		echo $this->Form->input('contactname');
		echo $this->Form->end('Save Client');
	*/ ?>

	<?php
		echo $this->Form->create('Client', array('action' => 'add'));
		echo $this->Form->input('Client.name', array('label' => 'Client Name'));
		echo $this->Form->input('Client.contactname', array('label' => 'Client Rep Name'));
	?>
	
	<h3>Add New Job (Optional)</h3>
	<?php
		echo $this->Form->input('Job.0.title', array('label' => 'Job Title'));
		echo $this->Form->input('Job.0.datein', array('label' => 'Job Date'));
		echo $this->Form->input('Job.0.description', array('rows' => '4'));

		echo $this->Form->end('Add');
	?>

ClientsController.php

<?php

// File: /app/Controller/ClientsController.php

App::uses('AppController','Controller');

class ClientsController extends AppController
{
	// Load the Html and Form Helper:
	public $helpers = array('Html', 'Form');

	// Load the SesionComponent so we can use setFlash():
	public $components = array('Session');

# ----------------------------------------- #
# - INDEX action -------------------------- #
# ----------------------------------------- #
	public function index()
	{
		// Get all the Clients and pass them to index.ctp as $clients:
		$this->set('clients', $this->Client->find('all'));
	}


# ----------------------------------------- #
# - VIEW Client action -------------------- #
# ----------------------------------------- #

	// This gets called when people go to ../clients/view/
	public function view($id = null)
	{
		// If there is no Client ID passed:
		if(is_null($id)):
			/* Display a message on next page load
				(your layouts file should fetch this
				somewhere - default.ctp will already do it) */
			$this->Session->setFlash('Hey, you need to pick a Client to view!');
			// Redirect the user to the index page to pick a Client:
			$this->redirect('index');
		endif;

		// Tell your Client model to also contain the Job data:
		$this->Client->contain(array('Job'));

		// Get the data from the database and store it as $client:
		$client = $this->Client->findById($id);

		// Pass Client to the view.ctp file:
		$this->set('client', $client);

	} // end View


# ----------------------------------------- #
# - ADD Client action --------------------- #
# ----------------------------------------- #
	public function add()
	{
		/* if ($this->request->is('post'))
		{
			$this->Client->create();
			if ($this->Client->save($this->request->data))
			{
				$this->Session->setFlash(__('Your post has been saved.'));
				return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
			}

			$this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to add your client.'));
		} */

		if (!empty($this->request->data))
		{
			$client = $this->Client->save($this->request->data);

			if (!empty($client))
			{
				$this->request->data['Job']['client_id'] = $this->Client->id;
				$this->Client->Job->save($this->request->data);
			}
		}

		if (!empty($this->request->data))
		{
			// Use the following to avoid validation errors:
			unset($this->Client->Job->validate['client_id']);
			$this->Client->saveAssociated($this->request->data);
		}
	} // end Add

# ----------------------------------------- #
# - EDIT Client action -------------------- #
# ----------------------------------------- #
	public function edit($id = null)
	{
		if (!$id)
		{
			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid client'));
		}

		$client = $this->Client->findById($id);
		if (!$client)
		{
			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid client'));
		}

		if ($this->request->is(array('client', 'put')))
		{
			$this->Client->id = $id;
			if ($this->Post->save($this->request->data))
			{
				$this->Session->setFlash(__('Your Client has been updated.'));
				return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
			}

			$this->Session->setFlash(__('Unable to update your post.'));
		}

		if (!$this->request->data)
		{
			$this->request->data = $client;
		}
	} // end Edit

# ----------------------------------------- #
# - DELETE Client action ------------------ #
# ----------------------------------------- #
	public function delete($id)
	{
		if ($this->request->is('get'))
		{
			throw new MethodNotAllowedException();
		}

		if ($this->Client->delete($id))
		{
			$this->Session->setFlash(
				__('The Client with id: %s has been deleted.', h($id))
			);
			return $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));
		}
	} // end Delete

}

model->saveAssociated(array)

array(
	'Client' => array(
		'name' => 'Heralding',
		'contactname' => 'Falken'
	),
	'Job' => array(
		(int) 0 => array(
			[maximum depth reached]
		),
		'client_id' => '15'
	)
)