Quick Hack to change CakePHP to use object-based models

One of the CakePHP user in Japan wrote an interesting article.

Happy EngineerLife
"Use models of CakePHP as entities"

It explains how to change (or add) a CakePHP's model a "data object".

He added some functions to App_Model and App_Controller and make possible to write this code.

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class ItemsController extends AppController
{
  var $name = 'Items';

  function index($id) {
    $entity = $this->createEntity('Item', $this->Item->read(null, $id));
    $this->set('item', $entity);
  }
}
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and then you can write your views in this way.

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 //instead of "echo $item['Item']['price'];"
 echo $item->g('price'); (or, echo $item->get('price'))
 //You can calculate dynamically with Model values.
 echo $item->taxOnPrice();
 //You can set a value from View.
 echo $item->s('price', 5000);  
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