Properties

$fieldset

$fieldset : array

Unused.

Type

array

$tags

$tags : array

Unused.

Type

array

$helpers

$helpers : array

List of helpers used by this helper

Type

array

$_defaultConfig

$_defaultConfig : array

Config options

Type

array

$_helperMap

$_helperMap : array

A helper lookup table used to lazy load helper objects.

Type

array

$_View

$_View : \Cake\View\View

The View instance this helper is attached to

Type

\Cake\View\View

$_config

$_config : array

Runtime config

Type

array

$_configInitialized

$_configInitialized : boolean

Whether the config property has already been configured with defaults

Type

boolean

Methods

setTemplates()

setTemplates(array  $templates) : $this

Sets templates to use.

Parameters

array $templates

Templates to be added.

Returns

$this

getTemplates()

getTemplates(string|null  $template = null) : string|array

Gets templates to use or a specific template.

Parameters

string|null $template

String for reading a specific template, null for all.

Returns

string|array

templates()

templates(string|null|array  $templates = null) : $this|string|array

Gets/sets templates to use.

Parameters

string|null|array $templates

null or string allow reading templates. An array allows templates to be added.

Returns

$this|string|array

formatTemplate()

formatTemplate(string  $name, array  $data) : string

Formats a template string with $data

Parameters

string $name

The template name.

array $data

The data to insert.

Returns

string

__construct()

__construct(\Cake\View\View  $View, array  $config = array()) 

Default Constructor

Parameters

\Cake\View\View $View

The View this helper is being attached to.

array $config

Configuration settings for the helper.

__call()

__call(string  $method, array  $params) : void

Provide non fatal errors on missing method calls.

Parameters

string $method

Method to invoke

array $params

Array of params for the method.

__get()

__get(string  $name) : \Cake\View\Helper|null

Lazy loads helpers.

Parameters

string $name

Name of the property being accessed.

Returns

\Cake\View\Helper|null —

Helper instance if helper with provided name exists

__set()

__set(string  $name, mixed  $value) : void

Magic setter for removed properties.

Parameters

string $name

Property name.

mixed $value

Value to set.

getView()

getView() : \Cake\View\View

Get the view instance this helper is bound to.

Returns

\Cake\View\View

The bound view instance.

addClass()

addClass(array  $options = array(), string|null  $class = null, string  $key = 'class') : array

Adds the given class to the element options

Parameters

array $options

Array options/attributes to add a class to

string|null $class

The class name being added.

string $key

the key to use for class.

Returns

array —

Array of options with $key set.

implementedEvents()

implementedEvents() : array

Event listeners.

By defining one of the callback methods a helper is assumed to be interested in the related event.

Override this method if you need to add non-conventional event listeners. Or if you want helpers to listen to non-standard events.

Returns

array

initialize()

initialize(array  $config) : void

Constructor hook method.

Implement this method to avoid having to overwrite the constructor and call parent.

Parameters

array $config

The configuration settings provided to this helper.

__debugInfo()

__debugInfo() : array

Returns an array that can be used to describe the internal state of this object.

Returns

array

setConfig()

setConfig(string|array  $key, mixed|null  $value = null, boolean  $merge = true) : $this

Sets the config.

Usage

Setting a specific value:

$this->setConfig('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->setConfig('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->setConfig(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

string|array $key

The key to set, or a complete array of configs.

mixed|null $value

The value to set.

boolean $merge

Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\Exception

When trying to set a key that is invalid.

Returns

$this

getConfig()

getConfig(string|null  $key = null, mixed  $default = null) : mixed

Returns the config.

Usage

Reading the whole config:

$this->getConfig();

Reading a specific value:

$this->getConfig('key');

Reading a nested value:

$this->getConfig('some.nested.key');

Reading with default value:

$this->getConfig('some-key', 'default-value');

Parameters

string|null $key

The key to get or null for the whole config.

mixed $default

The return value when the key does not exist.

Returns

mixed —

Config value being read.

config()

config(string|array|null  $key = null, mixed|null  $value = null, boolean  $merge = true) : mixed

Gets/Sets the config.

Usage

Reading the whole config:

$this->config();

Reading a specific value:

$this->config('key');

Reading a nested value:

$this->config('some.nested.key');

Setting a specific value:

$this->config('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->config('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->config(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

string|array|null $key

The key to get/set, or a complete array of configs.

mixed|null $value

The value to set.

boolean $merge

Whether to recursively merge or overwrite existing config, defaults to true.

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\Exception

When trying to set a key that is invalid.

Returns

mixed —

Config value being read, or the object itself on write operations.

configShallow()

configShallow(string|array  $key, mixed|null  $value = null) : $this

Merge provided config with existing config. Unlike `config()` which does a recursive merge for nested keys, this method does a simple merge.

Setting a specific value:

$this->configShallow('key', $value);

Setting a nested value:

$this->configShallow('some.nested.key', $value);

Updating multiple config settings at the same time:

$this->configShallow(['one' => 'value', 'another' => 'value']);

Parameters

string|array $key

The key to set, or a complete array of configs.

mixed|null $value

The value to set.

Returns

$this

fromString()

fromString(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : \Cake\I18n\Time

Returns a UNIX timestamp, given either a UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

\Cake\I18n\Time

nice()

nice(integer|string|\DateTime|null  $dateString = null, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null, string|null  $locale = null) : string

Returns a nicely formatted date string for given Datetime string.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime|null $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

string|null $locale

Locale string.

Returns

string —

Formatted date string

isToday()

isToday(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true, if the given datetime string is today.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if the given datetime string is today.

isFuture()

isFuture(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the future.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if the given datetime string lies in the future.

isPast()

isPast(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true, if the given datetime string is in the past.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if the given datetime string lies in the past.

isThisWeek()

isThisWeek(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if given datetime string is within this week.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if datetime string is within current week

isThisMonth()

isThisMonth(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if given datetime string is within this month

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if datetime string is within the current month

isThisYear()

isThisYear(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if given datetime string is within the current year.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if datetime string is within current year

wasYesterday()

wasYesterday(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if given datetime string was yesterday.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if datetime string was yesterday

isTomorrow()

isTomorrow(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if given datetime string is tomorrow.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean —

True if datetime string was yesterday

toQuarter()

toQuarter(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, boolean  $range = false) : integer|array

Returns the quarter

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

boolean $range

if true returns a range in Y-m-d format

Returns

integer|array —

1, 2, 3, or 4 quarter of year or array if $range true

toUnix()

toUnix(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : string

Returns a UNIX timestamp from a textual datetime description.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string —

UNIX timestamp

toAtom()

toAtom(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : string

Returns a date formatted for Atom RSS feeds.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string —

Formatted date string

toRss()

toRss(integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : string

Formats date for RSS feeds

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string —

Formatted date string

timeAgoInWords()

timeAgoInWords(integer|string|\DateTime|\Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface  $dateTime, array  $options = array()) : string

Formats a date into a phrase expressing the relative time.

Additional options

  • element - The element to wrap the formatted time in. Has a few additional options:
    • tag - The tag to use, defaults to 'span'.
    • class - The class name to use, defaults to time-ago-in-words.
    • title - Defaults to the $dateTime input.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime|\Cake\Chronos\ChronosInterface $dateTime

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

array $options

Default format if timestamp is used in $dateString

Returns

string —

Relative time string.

wasWithinLast()

wasWithinLast(string|integer  $timeInterval, integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if specified datetime was within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters

string|integer $timeInterval

the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute. Integer input values are deprecated and support will be removed in 4.0.0

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean

isWithinNext()

isWithinNext(string|integer  $timeInterval, integer|string|\DateTime  $dateString, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : boolean

Returns true if specified datetime is within the interval specified, else false.

Parameters

string|integer $timeInterval

the numeric value with space then time type. Example of valid types: 6 hours, 2 days, 1 minute. Integer input values are deprecated and support will be removed in 4.0.0

integer|string|\DateTime $dateString

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

boolean

gmt()

gmt(integer|string|\DateTime|null  $string = null) : string

Returns gmt as a UNIX timestamp.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime|null $string

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

Returns

string —

UNIX timestamp

format()

format(integer|string|\DateTime  $date, integer|string|null  $format = null, boolean|string  $invalid = false, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : string

Returns a formatted date string, given either a Time instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.

This method is an alias for TimeHelper::i18nFormat().

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $date

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object (or a date format string)

integer|string|null $format

date format string (or a UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object)

boolean|string $invalid

Default value to display on invalid dates

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Returns

string —

Formatted and translated date string

i18nFormat()

i18nFormat(integer|string|\DateTime  $date, string|null  $format = null, boolean|string  $invalid = false, string|\DateTimeZone|null  $timezone = null) : string|false

Returns a formatted date string, given either a Datetime instance, UNIX timestamp or a valid strtotime() date string.

Parameters

integer|string|\DateTime $date

UNIX timestamp, strtotime() valid string or DateTime object

string|null $format

Intl compatible format string.

boolean|string $invalid

Default value to display on invalid dates

string|\DateTimeZone|null $timezone

User's timezone string or DateTimeZone object

Throws

\Exception

When the date cannot be parsed

Returns

string|false —

Formatted and translated date string or value for $invalid on failure.

_confirm()

_confirm(string  $message, string  $okCode, string  $cancelCode = '', array  $options = array()) : string

Returns a string to be used as onclick handler for confirm dialogs.

Parameters

string $message

Message to be displayed

string $okCode

Code to be executed after user chose 'OK'

string $cancelCode

Code to be executed after user chose 'Cancel'

array $options

Array of options

Returns

string —

onclick JS code

_cleanConfirmMessage()

_cleanConfirmMessage(string  $message) : mixed

Returns a string read to be used in confirm()

Parameters

string $message

The message to clean

Returns

mixed

_configRead()

_configRead(string|null  $key) : mixed

Reads a config key.

Parameters

string|null $key

Key to read.

Returns

mixed

_configWrite()

_configWrite(string|array  $key, mixed  $value, boolean|string  $merge = false) : void

Writes a config key.

Parameters

string|array $key

Key to write to.

mixed $value

Value to write.

boolean|string $merge

True to merge recursively, 'shallow' for simple merge, false to overwrite, defaults to false.

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\Exception

if attempting to clobber existing config

_configDelete()

_configDelete(string  $key) : void

Deletes a single config key.

Parameters

string $key

Key to delete.

Throws

\Cake\Core\Exception\Exception

if attempting to clobber existing config

_getTimezone()

_getTimezone(null|string|\DateTimeZone  $timezone) : null|string|\DateTimeZone

Get a timezone.

Will use the provided timezone, or default output timezone if defined.

Parameters

null|string|\DateTimeZone $timezone

The override timezone if applicable.

Returns

null|string|\DateTimeZone —

The chosen timezone or null.