[FIXED] Why ajax calls doesn't load the layout in CakePHP 2.3

Issue

I am wondering why if i use jquery $.load function or some pluging such as fancybox to load content dynamically on the site, the layoug is not loaded but only the view as if it were an element.

My $.load() calls a controller action as if it was a normal link, like:

$('#demo').load("http://"+ document.domain +"/tables/users/edit/", {input : data}, function(dat){
     //whatever
});

This is not something I personally dislike, like this I avoid creating elements and calling them using $this->render('/Elements/xxxx', false); from my controllers.

I want to know if this is the proper way to work with or if it is some kind of cheat or bug of cakephp.

How should we treat this type of content which is not a proper "view" (as won't have a layout, headers...etc), but an "element" loaded dynamically? As a view? As an element?

Thanks.

Solution

Check /Layouts/ajax.ctp this is the layout that is rendered for ajax calls. Usually you don't want to have all the header and footer around the element you request when doing an ajax call.

Answered By - floriank

Answer Checked By - David Goodson (PHPFixing Volunteer)