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Add dismiss control to session-flash() output in CakePHP

In a CakePHP 1.2 app, I'm using 

<?php $session->flash();?>

to output messages like "Record edited". It's working great.

However, I want to add a link called "Dismiss" that will fade out the message. I know how to construct the link, but I don't know how to insert into the output of the flass message.

The flash message wraps itself in a DIV tag. I want to insert my dismiss code into that div, but I don't know how.

Solution

  • Figured this out: Create a new layout in your layouts folder:

    layouts/message.ctp

    In that layout, include the call to output the content:

    <?php echo $content_for_layout; ?>

    Then when you set the flash message, specify the layout to use:

    $this->Session->setFlash('Your record has been created! Wicked!','message');