cakephp multiple records data array fit in request data

Question

I need to get multiple records from model, then put them into request->data for a view to render into a form with multiple input fieldsets for example name='data[Applicant][0][display_name]'. name='data[Applicant][1][display_name]'...data value goes in for each applicant.

Actually I've already done what i want, but i do not think it is a good method to do so. Appreciate if anyone can guide me

        foreach ($this->Applicant->data['Applicant'] as $key=>$item){
            $data['Applicant'][] = $item['Applicant'];
        }
        $this->request->data = $data;//set Model to data
        $this->set('data' , $this->Applicant->data);

$this->Applicant->data is the following:

    Array
(
    [Applicant] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [Applicant] => Array
                        (
                            [id] => 1
                            [application_id] => 17
                            [name] => User
                            [first_name] =>
...
                    )

            )

        [1] => Array
            (
                [Applicant] => Array
                    (
                        [id] => 3
                        [application_id] => 17
                        [name] => 
                        [first_name] =>

the following is the desired output (less one level):

Array
(
    [Applicant] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 1
                    [application_id] => 17
                    [name] => User
                    [first_name] => 
...

                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [id] => 3
                    [application_id] => 17
                    [name] => 
                    [first_name] =>

thanks

Ayo Akinyemi · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-29 18:17:40Z

1

This should suffice:

$this->request->data['Applicant'] = Hash::extract( $this->Applicant->data, 'Applicant.{n}.Applicant' );

answered Aug 29, 2013 at 18:17

Ayo Akinyemi

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