Add the contain into the find() itself, not a stand alone method.
'contain' => array('Author')
Can I see the array thats returned?
On Jan 8, 7:34 am, Lorenzo Bettini <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've just started using the Containable behavior (which I put in AppModel).
>
> I have Paper <-> Author, where <-> is the HABTM and in my AuthorsPaper
> (join table related) model I have this method
>
> function paper_authors($id) {
> $this->recursive = 0;
> $this->contain('Author');
> $joinAuthors = $this->find('all',
> array(
> 'conditions' => array('AuthorsPaper.paper_id' => $id),
> 'order' =>
> 'AuthorsPaper.id'
> )
> );
>
> which retrieves the authors associated to a paper (without loading Paper
> information).
>
> This works perfectly.
>
> But If I use this method after calling a method on Paper's model class
> which does
>
> $this->contain(array(
> 'Author' => array(
> 'AuthorsPaper',
> 'order' => 'AuthorsPaper.id'
> )
> ));
>
> the above method (paper_authors in class AuthorsPaper) does not work
> anymore, meaning that it does not retrieve information about Author
> anymore...
>
> so does the method in Paper's class use of contain spoils any further
> contain called on related classes (e.g., AuthorsPaper)?
>
> thanks in advance
> Lorenzo
>
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