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New Features

This page summarizes the main new features introduced in each Yii release.

Version 1.1.3

• Added support to configure widget default values in application configuration

Version 1.1.2

• Added a Web-based code generation tool called Gii

Version 1.1.1

• Added CActiveForm which simplifies writing form-related code and supports seamless and consistent validation on both client and server sides.

• Refactored the code generated by the yiic tool. In particular, the skeleton application is now generated with multiple layouts; the operation menu is reorganized for CRUD pages; added search and filtering feature to the admin page generated by crud command; used CActiveForm to render a form.

• Added support to allow defining global yiic commands

Version 1.1.0

• Added support for writing unit and functional tests

• Added support for using widget skins

• Added an extensible form builder

• Improved the way of declaring safe model attributes. See Securing Attribute Assignments.

• Changed the default eager loading algorithm for relational active record queries so that all tables are joined in one single SQL statement.

• Changed the default table alias to be the name of active record relations.

• Added support for using table prefix.

• Added a whole set of new extensions known as the Zii library.

• The alias name for the primary table in an AR query is fixed to be 't'

Version 1.0.11

• Added support for parsing and creating URLs with parameterized hostnames
  • Parameterizing Hostnames

Version 1.0.10

• Enhanced support for using CPhpMessageSource to manage module messages

  • Message Translation

• Added support for attaching anonymous functions as event handlers

  • Component Event

Version 1.0.8

• Added support for retrieving multiple cached values at one time

  • Data Caching

• Introduced a new default root path alias ext which points to the directory containing all third-party extensions.

  • Using Extensions

Version 1.0.7

• Added support for displaying call stack information in trace messages

  • Logging Context Information

• Added index option to AR relations so that related objects can be indexed using the values of a specific column

  • Relational Query Options

Version 1.0.6

• Added support for using named scope with update and delete methods:

  • Named Scopes

• Added support for using named scope in the with option of relational rules:

  • Relational Query with Named Scopes

• Added support for profiling SQL executions

  • Profiling SQL Executions

• Added support for logging additional context information

  • Logging Context Information

• Added support for customizing a single URL rule by setting its urlFormat and caseSensitive options:

  • User-friendly URLs

• Added support for using a controller action to display application errors:

  • Handling Errors Using an Action

Version 1.0.5

• Enhanced active record by supporting named scopes. See:

  • Named Scopes
  • Default Named Scope
  • Relational Query with Named Scopes

• Enhanced active record by supporting lazy loading with dynamic query options. See:

  • Dynamic Relational Query Options

• Enhanced CUrlManager to support parameterizing the route part in URL rules. See:

  • Parameterizing Routes in URL Rules

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