CakePHP: How to use a view element inside of a controller

Question

I\'m trying to figure out how to use one of my view elements inside of a controller...

I know, I know: \"Don\'t do that!\" (99% of the time this is

Answer 1

Easy:

$view = new View($this, false);
$content = $view->element('my-element', $params);

Also:

DON'T DO THAT ANYMORE!!!