Use a model in a component

Question

How do I use a model in a component in CakePHP?

In a controller you can use

public $uses = array(...);

but that doesn\'t work in a

Answer 1

If you need the current Model you can use the initialize() or startup() callback of the Component.

public function initialize(Controller $controller) {
    $this->Controller = $controller;
    $this->Model = $this->Controller->{$this->Controller->modelClass};
    $this->modelAlias = $this->Model->alias;
    parent::initialize($controller);
}

Now you can access the model everywhere in your component.

public function countAllItems() {
    return $this->Model->find('count');
}