CakePHP HTML link

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I am trying to use CakePHP HTML Linker for the following code

<li class="iAdd"><a href="add"><span>Add Cuisine</span></a></li>

Since the span tag needs to be inside the a tag. am not able to get the output as need. Any suggestions on how to get it done ?

Oldskool · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-21 10:53:40Z

8

Disable the escape option in your link code, like so:

<li class="iAdd">
<?php echo $this->Html->link(
    '<span>Add Cuisine</span>',
    array('action' => 'add'),
    array('escape' => false) // This line will parse rather then output HTML
); ?>
</li>

answered Dec 21, 2011 at 10:53

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mark · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-21 10:52:09Z

5

you can always use normal html in links:

$this->Html->link('<span>'.h($text).'</span>', array('action'=>'add'), array('escape'=>false));

answered Dec 21, 2011 at 10:52

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3 Comments

mark Over a year ago

note the h() if you plan on passing db input into your link then for security purposes (many programmers forget that while using escape=>false)

Harsha M V Over a year ago

if the text is static i can use it directly ?

mark Over a year ago

sure - if you know that it doesnt contain any html chars that could mess up your layout (< > " ...)

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