I am trying to use the cakephp search plugin and I am having problems using the query method to filter results. I created a function called findByLength() which is declared in the $filterArgs array. I'm not sure if the array i'm building out is right. When I look at the sql statements it looks like its not even being invoked. Any ideas? Thanks!
<?php
// findByLength() is not affecting the sql like expected. Any ideas?
// using http://cakedc.com/downloads/view/cakephp_search_plugin
public $filterArgs = array(
array('name' => 'name', 'type' => 'like'),
array('name' => 'search', 'type' => 'like', 'field' => 'Trail.description'),
array('name' => 'type','type'=>'string'),
array('name'=>'dogs_allowed','type'=>'value'),
array('name'=>'area_id','type'=>'value'),
array('name' => 'length', 'type' => 'query', 'method' => 'findByLength', 'field' => 'Trail.length'),
array('name' => 'state_id','field'=>'Area.state_id', 'type' => 'value'),
array('name'=>'created_by_pt','field'=>'Trail.created_by','type'=> 'value'),
//array('name'=>'created_by_user','field'=>'Trail.created_by','type'=> 'value'),
);
public function findByLength(){
if(empty($data['Trail']['length'])){
return array();
}
switch($data['Trail']['length']){
case 0:
return array('AND'=> array($this->alias.'.length >='=> $data['Trail']['length'],
$this->alias.'.length <'=> $data['Trail']['length'] + 3)
);
break;
case 3:
return array('AND'=> array($this->alias.'.length >='=> $data['Trail']['length'],
$this->alias.'.length >'=> $data['Trail']['length'] + 3)
);
break;
case 6:
return array('AND'=> array($this->alias.'.length >='=> $data['Trail']['length'],
$this->alias.'.length <'=> $data['Trail']['length'] + 4)
);
break;
case 10:
return array('AND'=> array($this->alias.'.length >='=> $data['Trail']['length'])
);
break;
}
}
?>
It turns out I was referencing the wrong array keys.
$data['Trail']['length'] ended up being $data['length']
and changed
public function findByLength(){
to
public function findByLength($data = array()){