Passing data from CakePHP component to a helper

Question

I need to share data between a component and helper. I\'m converting my self-made payment service formdata generator to a CakePHP plugin and I\'d like to be able to fill in

Answer 1

Having a similar problem, I found this solution to work best for me.

You could use the helper's __construct method in pair with $controller->helpers array.

Since the Helper::_construct() is called after the Component::beforeRender, you can modify the $controller->helpers['YourHelperName'] array to pass the data to your helper.

Component code:

helpers['YourHelperName']['data'] = array('A'=>1, 'B'=>2);
}
?>

Helper code:

 array(
                        'A' => (int) 1,
                        'B' => (int) 2
                    )
                )
            */
}

?>

I am using CakePHP 2.0, so this solution should be tested for earlier versions.