Passing parameters into a model/table function - cakephp

Question

I am trying to pass a value called schoolYear which right now is 2019 lets say or whatever the user chooses really. Below is executed once the user selected submit and it executed a if post request then proceeds onto the edit controller via screen 2. on screen 2 I have a edit function with schoolYear being passed into it and a echo returning 2019 the correct value i choose. Great! Now i am struggling with passing that particular parameter into the table function so it can be used as shown. Can someone point me in the right direction, Thanks
Right now i get no error messages but if i take a look at the sql being passed, it is showing FiscalYear = 0 in the sql being executed which means $schoolyear is not being set from my controller hmmmmmm
return $this->redirect([
'controller' => 'MassUpdateCalender',
'action' => 'edit',
$schoolYear,
$allElementary,
]);
public function edit($schoolYear)
{
$InformationCalenderTable = $this->loadModel('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar');
echo $schoolYear;
$elementarySchools = $InformationCalenderTable->getSchoolsByLevel('0%', $schoolYear);
public function getSchoolsByLevel($schoolYear, string $code = '0', string $isSummerSchool = '0')
{
$query = $this->find()
->where([
'FiscalYear' => $schoolYear,
'DistrictCode' => 'MA',
'summerSchool' => $isSummerSchool,
'SchoolCode like' => $code,
]);
return $query->toArray();
}
The outcome will return a list of all the schools with that where criteria.

Answer 1

From what I understand, you are trying to get schools based on what year they are in. For that, do this:
function edit($schoolYear) {
$this->loadModel('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar');
$elementarySchools = $this->MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar->find('all', array('conditions' => array('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar.FiscalYear' => $schoolYear)));
}
However, if you are trying to execute the query in your getSchoolsByLevel function, do this:
function edit($schoolYear) {
$this->loadModel('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar');
$code = $isSummerSchool = 0;
$elementarySchools = $this->MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar->find('all', array('conditions' => array('FiscalYear' => $schoolYear, 'DistrictCode' => 'MA', 'summerSchool' => $isSummerSchool, 'SchoolCode LIKE' => $code)));
}
If you want to break out your function, like in your example, do this:
function edit($schoolYear) {
$this->loadModel('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar');
$elementarySchools = $this->_getSchoolsByLevel($schoolYear);
}
function _getSchoolsByLevel($schoolYear, string $code = '0', string $isSummerSchool = '0') {
return $this->MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar->find('all', array('conditions' => array('FiscalYear' => $schoolYear, 'DistrictCode' => 'MA', 'summerSchool' => $isSummerSchool, 'SchoolCode LIKE' => $code)));
}
Notes:
Put var $uses = array('MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar'); at the top of your controller class, so you don't have to keep loading the model.
The underscore before the function denotes a private function. Use this so that users can't go to the MMSDvSchoolFromCalendar/getSchoolsByLevel page.