How to load a table object in another table object?

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In CakePHP 4.0 I need to use a table object in another table object. How can I do it ? Thx

2

Thereā€™s at least 3 different ways to go about that. Can you give more specifics? Most importantly, at the two tables associated with each other?

3

Non, it is not associated, i need smth like $articles = $this->loadModel(ā€˜Usersā€™) in Model not in Controller

4

If theyā€™re not associated, you could use:

$this->TableName = TableRegistry::getTableLocator()->get(ā€˜TableNameā€™);

Most of the time I need to use this, I realize that Iā€™m writing code in the wrong place.

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As @mvojwe indicates, the table locator is one way. In fact the LocatorAwareTrait makes this more convenient and testable than the static TableRegistry

class SomeTable extends Table
{
   use LocatorAwareTrait;

   public function __construct() {
      $this->ExtraTable = $this->fetchTable('Extra');
}
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6

This! From an architectural perspective, accessing non-associated tables from within tables usually indicates a possible flaw in your application logic.

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How do I access some information about another table that is associated to the table I am currently in?

Asking here because this is the first result in search.

My use case: I need to ->join() a table thatā€™s already associated and I do not want to hardcode its database table name, instead I want to just use ->getTable()

UPDATE Figured I can do $this->getAssociation('Alias') when inside a Table class and take it from there

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You should really start a new topic for this, including more details about your use case. ā€œAccess some information about another tableā€ is extremely vague. Show us what youā€™ve tried, and explain whatā€™s not working about it.