CakePHP - How do i set the page title to an item name?

Question

OK, so I\'m trying to teach myself the CakePHP framework, and I\'m trying to knock up a simple demo app for myself.

I have the controllers, views and models all set

Answer 1

OK, I really want to set the page title in the controller instead in the view. So here's what I did:

class CustomersController extends AppController {

    var $name = 'Customers';

    function beforeFilter() {
        parent::beforeFilter();
        $this->set('menu',$this->name);
        switch ($this->action) {
          case 'index':
            $this->title = 'List Customer';
            break;
          case 'view':
            $this->title = 'View Customer';
            break;
          case 'edit':
            $this->title = 'Edit Customer';
            break;
          case 'add':
            $this->title = 'Add New Customer';
            break;
          default:
            $title = 'Welcome to '.$name;
            break;
        }
        $this->set('title',$this->title);
      }

The trick is that you can't set $this->title inside any action, it won't work. It seems to me that the web page reaches action after rendering, however you can do it in beforeFilter.