cakephp Cannot use string offset as an array

Question

hi all in my view I'm getting this error when trying to print out information in my array.

here is my function in the controller

public function view($name)
$fields = $this->Template->Field->find('list',array( 
          'fields'=> array('name'),
          'conditions' => array(
          'template_id'=> $name)));
$this->set('field', $fields);

here is the view

</br><h2>Here is your template fields</h2></br>

            <?php if(!empty($field))
                  {
                    foreach($field as $name)
                    {?>
                        <tr>
                        <td>
                        <?php echo $name['Field']['name']; ?>
                        </tr></br>
                        <?php
            }
            }
            else
            {?>
             <tr> <td>No Templates Found.</td></tr>
             <?php 
             }?>

Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in relation to this line <?php echo $name['Field']['name']; ?> — user1393064
– user1393064, Commented Aug 10, 2012 at 12:28

Arun Jain · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-10 12:45:28Z

2

As I already answer some of your questions. So what I understood about your project is "Template hasMany Fields" and you already defined an association-ship in the corresponding models.

You should use the following code into your view:

<?php if(!empty($field))
              {
                foreach($field as $name)
                {?>
                    <tr>
                    <td>
                    <?php echo $name; ?>
                    </td>
                    </tr>
                    <?php
        }
        }
        else
        {?>
         <tr> <td>No Template Fields Found.</td></tr>
         <?php 
         }?>

edited Aug 10, 2012 at 12:45

answered Aug 10, 2012 at 12:31

Arun Jain

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user1393064 Over a year ago

it is going straight to the else statement :/

user1393064 Over a year ago

Array ( [1] => amount [2] => description [3] => totalacctowing [4] => pmtinfo ) list of field names

user1393064 Over a year ago

it prints it out in a horizontal line but i need to access other information to do with those fields and can't access them without ['field']['id'] aswell

user1393064 Over a year ago

no, because if i try print out the information related to that input it goes straight to else

Arun Jain Over a year ago

If there is no result for any template, then it will always lie in else condition. Check your query.

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Loken Makwana · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-10 12:35:57Z

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you have operation with type list so the result will be an array in [field.id] => [field.name]

then you will require following in view

<?php foreach($field as $name): ?>
<?= $name ?>
<?php endforeach ?>

answered Aug 10, 2012 at 12:35

Loken Makwana

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