unbindModel call in CakePhp. How does it work?

Question

How does unbindModel happen in cake?

$this->User->unbindModel(array(\'hasAndBelongsToMany\' => array(\'Friend\')));

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Answer 1

From the manual:

Removing or adding associations using bind- and unbindModel() only works for the next model operation unless the second parameter has been set to false. If the second parameter has been set to false, the bind remains in place for the remainder of the request.

In other words, after you paginate() or find() or do anything else with the model, the unbinding will be reversed.