> well the helper IS NOT available in the controller right away
> you need to add
> App::import(Helper,Text);
> $this->Text = new TextHelper();
> now you can work with it... brian probably didnt read your post and
> thought you talked about a component
> On 12 Okt., 20:50, Lukar Dennig <lukarden...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Thanks. However if i use $this->Text->autoLinkUrls() i get: "Undefined
> > property: NewsController::$Text"...
> > its just as if the helper is completely ignored.
> > On Oct 12, 7:22 pm, brian <bally.z...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Use $this->Text->whatever() while in the controller and
> > > $text->whatever() in the view.
> > > But note that autoLinkUrls() returns the string. You'll need to modify
> > > the value in $this->data. Either that, or use the method in your view.
> > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Lukar Dennig <lukarden...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Hi everyone,
> > > > im having a problem with the TextHelper and i totally dont get why...
> > > > in a nutshell my controller (based on the Blog Tutorial) looks like
> > > > this:
> > > > class NewsController extends AppController {
> > > > var $name = 'News';
> > > > var $helpers = array('Text');
> > > > function edit($id = null) {
> > > > $this->News->id = $id;
> > > > if (empty($this->data)) {
> > > > $this->data = $this->News->read();
> > > > } else {
> > > > $text->autoLinkUrls("asd"); // (line 64)
> > > > [...]
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > > > Now when i call the function (save the form) i get:
> > > > "Notice (8): Undefined variable: text [APP\controllers
> > > > \news_controller.php, line 64]"
> > > > Without the line everything works. Ive been searching the cookbook for
> > > > an hour but i cant come up with any reason. My AppController is empty
> > > > btw. I also tried "$this->helpers[] = 'Time';" in the function but it
> > > > didnt help.
> > > > Any help would be appreciated...
> > > > Lukar
