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First in your controller add the needed Helper and Component

Controller Class:

Download code <?php 
var $components = array('Security');
var $helpers = array('Pcform');
?>

Then in the View , i diplay a list of forums, and choose the one i need :

View Template:

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<?php echo $pcform->create('Block','action'=>'active_topics')) ?>
...
<p><span class="fakelabel"><?php echo __('Forums',true) ?></span>
<span class="desc"><?php echo __('Choose the forums of which you wish to list the discussions.',true) ?></span></p>
<?php
// Get all the categories and forums
$cur_category = 0;

if (!empty($forums))
    foreach ($forums as $forum) {

    if ($forum['Categories']['id'] != $cur_category)    // A new category since last iteration?
        {
?>
            <p><?php echo $forum['Categories']['cat_name'] ?></p>
            <ul class="checklist">
<?php    
            if ($cur_category != 0)
                echo "\t\t\t".'</ul>'."\n";

            $cur_category = $forum['Categories']['id'];
        }
    
        echo '<li>'.$pcform->multiCheckboxes(
            "Block",
            "fids",
            $forum['Forums']['id'], $p_fids, $forum['Forums']['forum_name']
            ).'</li>';

    }
?>
            </ul>
        <?php echo $pcform->submit(__('Save',true),array('class'=>'submit')) ?>
    <?php echo $pcform->end(); ?>
        


So when we submit the form, in the controller we will need to do :

Controller Class:

Download code <?php 
    function beforeFilter () {

        if (!empty($this->data)) {        
            
            $this->Security->requirePost('active_topics');
        }
    }
?>

This way the Security Component can find the "fids" checkboxes and let you continue to the active_topics method.



Here is the code of the Helper.

Helper Class:

Download code <?php 
/*
 * @filesource
 * @copyright        Copyright 2008, FoxMaSk
 * @link        http://puncake.foxmask.info PunCake
 * @version        $Revision$
 * @modifiedby        $LastChangedBy$
 * @lastmodified    $Date$
 * @license            http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html GNU GPL
 * 
 * This helper is usefull when you want to use the Security Component
 * and need to create an array of checkboxes.
 * 
 */
class PcformHelper extends FormHelper
{

    private $__out = array();
    
    /**
     * multiCheckboxes method to display checkbox with the same name and be used as an array. 
     *
     * @modelName string $modelName the (same) name of the model used in the form.
     * @colName string $colName the name of the checkbox
     * @value string $value the value of the current checkbox
     * @values array $values the array of all the values 
     * @title string $title to be displayed after the checkbox
     * 
     * @access public
     */    
    function multiCheckboxes($modelName, $colName, $value, $values=array(),$title)    {

        $this->__out = array();
        
        #formating the $options array used later by the $this->__secure() method
        $options['value'] = $value;
        $options['name'] = 'data['.$modelName.']['.$colName.'][]';
                
        $selected_str = '';
        if ( in_array($value,$values ) ) {                
            $selected_str = 'checked="checked"';
            $options['checked']='checked';
        }

        $options = $this->__initInputField($colName, $options);
        
        #let's calculate the hash of the field
        $this->__secure();
            
        $this->__out = '<input type="checkbox" value="'.$value.'" name="data['.$modelName.']['.$colName.'][]" '.$selected_str.'/> '.$title;
        
        return $this->__out;

    }    
}

?>


NOTICE :

As you can see in the View, i used $pcform for all inputs i needed.

As the PcformHelper extends the FormHelper, you can use all the input provided by FormHelper.

So you have to avoid to mix $form->input AND $pcform->input otherwise the Security component will not work correclty.