CakePHP foreach loop in view to call function

Question

I have a normal foreach call foreach($users as $k=>$user): in my view.

However in this loop i need to call a function from either my controller or model (not sure where), that goes and runs a few other web based checks and returns an array as a result...

How do i call a function from within my foreach loop inside my view? Or is there another way i am unaware of?

Possible duplicate of [Can I call a Model from a View?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1973221/can-i-call-a-model-from-a-view) and [many similar questions](http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=cakephp+call+model+from+view&submit=search). `foreach` is irrelevant to the question. — deceze, Sep 03 '11 at 06:16

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 03 '11 at 06:15

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CakePHP has a basic MVC (Model, View, Controller) concept. If you call a controller or model from a view, you do something they don't wan't let you do.

It's a better practice to create a helper, which you can access from the view.

answered Sep 03 '11 at 06:15

evotopid

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '11 at 06:34

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you are breaking MVC. You should have all the data readied in the controller, before rendering the view.

answered Sep 03 '11 at 06:34

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