Using multiple valueFields in find('list')

Question

Trying to use multiple fields in my find method -

$users = $this->AdressesUsers->users->find(\'list\', [
            \'keyField\' => \'id\',
                 


        

Answer 1

you can use virtual field just like normal field,

$this->AdressesUsers->users->find('list', [
    'keyField' => 'id',
    'valueField' => function ($e) {
           return $e->full_name;
    }
]);

Additional you can also return array in valueField,

$this->AdressesUsers->users->find('list', [
    'keyField' => 'id',
    'valueField' => function ($e) {
        $d=[];
        $d['firstname'] = $e->firstname;
        $d['lastname'] = $e->lastname;
        return $d;
    }
]);

Answer 2

I'd suggest you to use Queries As Collection Objects here. Try this:

$users = $this->AdressesUsers->Users->find()
              ->map(function ($row) { // map() is a collection method, it executes the query
                  $row->fullName = $row->firstname . ' ' . $row->lastname;
                  return $row;
               })
               ->combine('id', 'fullName') // combine() is another collection method
               ->toArray(); // Also a collections library method

pr($users);  // Check your result

Answer 3

I would never mess with the entity, keep it without logic and as simple as possible.

A better approach here is to use what you already tried:

'valueField' => function ($e) {
    return $e->first_name . ' ' . $e->last_name . ' ' . $e->more;
}

etc Just debug() the entity here and you will see that it contains the whole data set and you can put it together however you like.