Session->write('Controller.sessKey', 'session value'); * * @param string $name The name of the key your are setting in the session. * This should be in a Controller.key format for better organizing * @param string $value The value you want to store in a session. * @return boolean Success * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#SessionComponent::write */ public function write($name, $value = null) { return CakeSession::write($name, $value); } /** * Used to read a session values for a key or return values for all keys. * * In your controller: $this->Session->read('Controller.sessKey'); * Calling the method without a param will return all session vars * * @param string $name the name of the session key you want to read * @return mixed value from the session vars * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#SessionComponent::read */ public function read($name = null) { return CakeSession::read($name); } /** * Wrapper for SessionComponent::del(); * * In your controller: $this->Session->delete('Controller.sessKey'); * * @param string $name the name of the session key you want to delete * @return boolean true is session variable is set and can be deleted, false is variable was not set. * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#SessionComponent::delete */ public function delete($name) { return CakeSession::delete($name); } /** * Used to check if a session variable is set * * In your controller: $this->Session->check('Controller.sessKey'); * * @param string $name the name of the session key you want to check * @return boolean true is session variable is set, false if not * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#SessionComponent::check */ public function check($name) { return CakeSession::check($name); } /** * Used to determine the last error in a session. * * In your controller: $this->Session->error(); * * @return string Last session error */ public function error() { return CakeSession::error(); } /** * Used to set a session variable that can be used to output messages in the view. * * In your controller: $this->Session->setFlash('This has been saved'); * * Additional params below can be passed to customize the output, or the Message.[key]. * You can also set additional parameters when rendering flash messages. See SessionHelper::flash() * for more information on how to do that. * * @param string $message Message to be flashed * @param string $element Element to wrap flash message in. * @param array $params Parameters to be sent to layout as view variables * @param string $key Message key, default is 'flash' * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#creating-notification-messages */ public function setFlash($message, $element = 'default', $params = array(), $key = 'flash') { CakeSession::write('Message.' . $key, compact('message', 'element', 'params')); } /** * Used to renew a session id * * In your controller: $this->Session->renew(); * * @return void */ public function renew() { return CakeSession::renew(); } /** * Used to check for a valid session. * * In your controller: $this->Session->valid(); * * @return boolean true is session is valid, false is session is invalid */ public function valid() { return CakeSession::valid(); } /** * Used to destroy sessions * * In your controller: $this->Session->destroy(); * * @return void * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/components/sessions.html#SessionComponent::destroy */ public function destroy() { return CakeSession::destroy(); } /** * Get/Set the session id. * * When fetching the session id, the session will be started * if it has not already been started. When setting the session id, * the session will not be started. * * @param string $id Id to use (optional) * @return string The current session id. */ public function id($id = null) { if (empty($id)) { CakeSession::start(); } return CakeSession::id($id); } /** * Returns a bool, whether or not the session has been started. * * @return boolean */ public function started() { return CakeSession::started(); } }