How to tell if a model exists

[mattalexx]

Is there any way to know if a model exists if you have the name of it
in a string?
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[John Andersen]

Hi Mattalex

You can either use the php function class_exists, which checks if the
class has been defined.
And in case it has not been defined, check for the file in the MODELS
directory.

Enjoy,
   John

On Apr 19, 7:37 am, mattalexx <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Is there any way to know if a model exists if you have the name of it
> in a string?
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[brian-9]

You could also try ClassRegistry::init() which will attempt to load
the class if it isn't already.

On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 2:35 AM, John Andersen <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Hi Mattalex
>
> You can either use the php function class_exists, which checks if the
> class has been defined.
> And in case it has not been defined, check for the file in the MODELS
> directory.
>
> Enjoy,
>   John
>
> On Apr 19, 7:37 am, mattalexx <[hidden email]> wrote:
>> Is there any way to know if a model exists if you have the name of it
>> in a string?
> >
>

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[Jon Bennett]

> You could also try ClassRegistry::init() which will attempt to load
> the class if it isn't already.

I believe the recommended way now is (from the controller at least) to
use $model = $this->loadModel('ModelName'); Gwoo explains why here
http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/137c57b4eb010317?pli=1

hth

Jon

>
> On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 2:35 AM, John Andersen <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Mattalex
>>
>> You can either use the php function class_exists, which checks if the
>> class has been defined.
>> And in case it has not been defined, check for the file in the MODELS
>> directory.
>>
>> Enjoy,
>>   John
>>
>> On Apr 19, 7:37 am, mattalexx <[hidden email]> wrote:
>>> Is there any way to know if a model exists if you have the name of it
>>> in a string?
>> >
>>
>
> >
>

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