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having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]chubbypama[/eluser]
hi. just new to mvc.
wondering what's the mvc way / codeigniter way to do the following:
i have a list thats being returned from the database... let's call it a widget list.
So i have a controller called Widgets and the index method just returns a list.
i'm building a table with the details.
i want to build it so that if the user clicks on the widget name in the list, it will take them to a new page that shows the details of the widget.
I have another controller called Widget and a method called details().
the question is should i make the table items individual forms, or do i just do an anchor tag? if i do an anchor, how do i pass the value of the widget name to the new controller?
right now i have something like this:
<a href="<?php echo base_url();?>index.php/Widget/details/$viewbag['id']">
and it does redirect.. but this a good way to accomplish this task?
thanks
having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
anchor tag
having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]chubbypama[/eluser]
[quote author="InsiteFX" date="1342123600"]anchor tag
[/quote]
sorry, i was editing my response when you posted this answer...
is this the best / correct way?
thanks!
having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
yes
having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]kanjimaster[/eluser]
Yes.
Though using site_url(("Widget/details/$viewbag[‘id’]") in the href would be more elegant.
And <?php echo anchor("Widget/details/$viewbag[‘id’]", "whatever")
; ?> still more so.
having a hyperlink redirect or submit to a new controller - El Forum - 07-12-2012
[eluser]Aken[/eluser]
They answered your question, but here's the actual code:
Code:
<a href="<?php echo site_url('widget/details/' . $viewbag['id']); ?>">Link Text</a>
// OR
<?php echo anchor('widget/details/' . $viewbag['id'], 'Link Text'); ?>