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

You should use a client-side template. You should never return mark-up from a web service or API, just data. Have your JavaScript take the data, and then format it how you wish.

For example:

function getItems() {
    $.get('/some/url', function(response) {
        if (response.data.length > 0) {
            for (var i = 0; i < response.data.length; i++) {
                var item = response.data[i];
                $('.results').append('
' + item.title + '
');
            }
        }
    });
};

This is just an example written off the cuff. Obviously you’ll need to write your own implementation.