[zitter]

Hi, I have a ControllerA (or better it's a component, but the sense of my question doesn't change I think) that has a method like this:

public function actionFoo(){ 
$model = new Model;
/* do something with $model */
}

Now, ControllerB extends ControllerA, so it has already actionFoo(), right? Now, I would like to use same function (so I don't need to rewrite it) but with ANOTHER model, example: $model = new ModelB;
How to do that? Is it possible or I have to rewrite actionFoo() function for Controller B to use ModelB?

TIA
Danilo

[Y!!]

Is the method an actual controller action that can be accessed from outside? If that's the case I suggest to create a special method that can be accessed by the actual actions:

public function something($model = 'ModelA')
{

   $model = new $model;

   // ...

}

[andy_s]

If another methods of ControllerB should use ModelB too, then it'll be better to add class property $modelClass = 'ModelA' and set it to 'ModelB' in ControllerB. Then, in ControllerA methods instantiate models as Y!! suggested:

$model = new $this->modelClass;

[Raoul]

Hi zitter,
yes, you'll have to overload (rewrite) your actionFoo method in ControllerB. Another solution is to paramtrized the model name to use in ControllerB->actionFoo() ..assuming they both implement the same interface (which is the case if you use CActiveRecord methods.

class A {
	public $modelName = 'modelA';
	public function actionFoo()
	{
		$c = new $this->modelName;
	}
}

class B extends A {
	public $modelName = 'modelB';
}

or

class A {

	public function actionFoo($modelName='modelA')
	{
		$c = new $modelName;
	}
}

class B extends A {

	public function actionFoo($modelName='modelB')
	{
		parent::actionFoo($modelName);
	}	
}

... but in all cases, you'll have to overload something : member or method.
Hope this helps
ciao

[zitter]

Thanks to all, very clear!

[zitter]

I'm having problems... In controllerA I'm using actions to divide my script in several files. So I have:

class ControllerA
{
    public function actions()
    {
        return array(
            'foo'=>'application.controllers.foo.FooAction',
        );
    }
}

Now if I in FooAction file I write:

<?php
class FooAction extends CAction
{
        public function run()
        {
         $model=new model;
       }
}

It works as expected. If I do:

<?php
class FooAction extends CAction
{
        public function run()
        {
         $model=new $this->model;
       }
}

Yii returns: "Property "FooAction.Model" is not defined. OK, I understand this message so I try to change code in:

<?php
class FooAction extends CAction
{
        public function run()
        {
         $model=new $this->getController()->model;
       }
}

But Yii returns: "Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_OBJECT_OPERATOR in FooAction" line <N>. And I don't understand this... how to solve it? I would like to use actions in external file because think it's a good way to keep a clean code.
Any suggestion?

[Y!!]

try

public function run()
{
   $class = $this->getController()->model;
   $model = new $class;
}

[zitter]

Yes, it works...