CButtonColumn - specifying URL problem?

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

For CButtonColumn, I’m trying to specify a custom button.

I have this code, and it’s rendering properly:




array(

     'class'=>'CButtonColumn',

     'template'=>'{update} {delete} {goal}',

     'buttons'=>array(

          'goal'=>array(

               'label'=>'Goals >>',

               'url'=>Yii::app()->controller->createUrl('goal/admin'),

           ),

     ),

),

However, I keep getting this error when I have the ‘url’ property specified:

I’ve dug all around the documentation and classes, and can’t quite figure out where this is coming from. Does anybody have a suggestion? I think I’m specifying the URL properly; unless I’m misunderstanding it - I’m trying to take the user to the ‘goal/admin’ page when they click the button.

2

Try


Yii::app()->controller->createUrl(array('goal/admin'))
3

That’s one of the first things I tried… oddly enough, when I do that, the renderPartial() which is displaying the form containing the CGridView just - doesn’t render. No errors, nothing. Perhaps the ‘url’ property need another button property specified before it can render correctly… I’m at a total loss here?

4

It seems you are trying to use real code that is being evaluated. Instead you should use a string:




array(

     'class'=>'CButtonColumn',

     'template'=>'{update} {delete} {goal}',

     'buttons'=>array(

          'goal'=>array(

               'label'=>'Goals >>',

               'url'=> "Yii::app()->controller->createUrl('goal/admin')",

           ),

     ),

),
5

Ooooohh… :rolleyes: that solved the problem - thanks; I never would have thought to look at that.

6

Alright; now here’s another problem.

I’m trying to have this button submit with ajax to a actionMain() function in my ‘Goal’ controller class, and then have that action do a renderPartial() in the form.

Unfortunately, I can’t seem to figure out how to specify ajax options for CButtonColumn - I didn’t have a problem doing it with the CJuiTabs widget, or links, but I can’t see to get it for the CButtonColumn. I tried using CHtml::ajax() in the ‘click’ array options, like so:




'class'=>'CButtonColumn',

      'template'=>'{update} {delete} {goal}',

      'buttons'=>array(

           'goal'=>array(

                'label'=>'Goals >>',       'url'=>'Yii::app()->controller->createUrl("goal/main",array("issueOID"=>$data->issue_oid,"projectOID"=>'.$projectOID.'))',

           'click'=>'CHtml::ajax(array("update"=>"ajaxPanel")',

      ),

),

… but I really have no idea. “ajaxPanel” is on the page, and it works with anything but CButtonColumn. Any suggestions? I tried looking through the older Yii code, when the controllers used to accept ajax delete links before CButtonColumns came along, but couldn’t find the answer.

Thanks.

7

How to make page open in another browser’s tab using url in CGridView? In other words when clicking view button I want the page to open in another tab.

8

Set the options for the button:




'options'=>array('target'=>'_blank')
9

Thank you. It works. :)