AjaxHandler

The Ajax Handler is a CakePHP Component that processes and handles AJAX requests. It determines what action should be dealt as an AJAX call, applies the appropriate filters, prepares the data for a response and responds with the appropriate headers.

Entries for setAction

While working on this app, I thought I would give the not so used method, setAction() a spin. If you are unfamiliar with setAction(), its a method that will internally forward one action to another. This is incredibly useful as it allows you to switch actions without having to do another HTTP request, nor having to reload all the controller and related objects; could be a huge saver on overhead. Continue reading...