set() data is not being passed to view - arrays

Question

view/plans/index.ctp
<?php debug($plans); ?>
controllers/plans_controller.php (index function)
function index() {
$plansC = $this->Plan->find('all',
array('contain' => array('PlanDetail' => array('fields' => array('id',
'effective_date',
'expiration_date',
'active',
'name',
'plan_type_id',
'max_benefit',
'deductible',
'preventive',
'basic',
'major',
'ortho',
'company_id',
'plan_type_id',
'plan_detail_note_id'),
'Company' => array('fields' => array(
'id',
'company_logo_url'
)),
'PlanType' => array('fields' => array(
'id',
'name'
))
))));
debug($plansC);
$this->set('plans',$this->paginate($planC));
Here is a sample index() debug record from the plans_controller.php (as you can see all data is being contained properly using containable):
[0] => Array
(
[Plan] => Array
(
[id] => 7
[created] => 2011-01-10 14:11:40
[modified] => 2011-02-03 18:35:29
[plan_detail_id] => 32
[monthly_cost] => 25.49
[dental_cost] => 0.00
[age_id] => 2
[applicant_id] => 1
[state_id] => 1
)
[PlanDetail] => Array
(
[id] => 32
[effective_date] => 2011-01-10 14:07:00
[expiration_date] => 2011-01-10 14:07:00
[active] => 1
[name] => Classic 1500
[plan_type_id] => 2
[max_benefit] => 0.00
[deductible] => $75/year
[preventive] => 90%
[basic] => 75%
[major] => 50%
[ortho] =>
N/A
[company_id] => 4
[plan_detail_note_id] => 9
[Company] => Array
(
[id] => 4
[company_logo_url] => nationwide_logo.png
)
[PlanType] => Array
(
[id] => 2
[name] => Indemnity
)
)
)
The containable data is not being passed. Only data associated with Plan and PlanDetail (no deeper relations than PlanDetail such as Company or Plan type), but the debug in the index controller shows all data being passed! But none of this data is making it into the view debug???
Does anyone know if this is a bug with containable?

Answer 1

You must either paginate or find, you can't paginate the found data array. Pagination is retrieving data from the database. Replace your find call with a paginate call. Save the result of the paginate call in a variable and debug it, your problem is there, not in the set call.

Answer 2

After 8 hours pain, I solved it : ) and I added pagination to boot. I ended up using compact() in place of the baked set().
function index() {
//$this->Plan->find('all'); not needed
$this->paginate['Plan'] = array('contain' => array('PlanDetail' => array('fields' => array('id',
'effective_date',
'expiration_date',
'active',
'name',
'plan_type_id',
'max_benefit',
'deductible',
'preventive',
'basic',
'major',
'ortho',
'application_url',
'company_id',
'plan_type_id',
'plan_detail_note_id'),
'Company' => array('fields' => array(
'id',
'company_logo_url'
)),
'PlanType' => array('fields' => array(
'id',
'name'
))
)));
$plans = $this->paginate('Plan');
$this->set(compact('plans'));
}