CakePHP: How can I customize the labels for multiple checkboxes - cakephp

Question

I've done a lot of searching but havent been able to solve this yet. I have a user registration form where the user can select a number of store branches as favourites upon registration. I have this relationship set up as a HABTM.
I am able to display the store branches as multiple checkboxes, but I need to display the store name (the store branches belongs to store names) along with the branch name in the label for each checkbox. Something like:
Levi's - Canal Walk
where Canal Walk is the branch name, and Levi's is the store name (coming from a different table)
Can anyone please share some insight on how to do this?

Answer 1

I haven't tested this, but it might work (or help you along the right path):
$branches = $this->Branch->find('list', array(
'fields' => array('Branch.id', 'CONCAT(Store.name, " - ", Branch.name)'),
'joins' => array(
array(
'table' => 'stores',
'alias' => 'Store',
'type' => 'inner',
'foreignKey' => false,
'conditions' => array('Branch.store_id' => 'Store.id')
)
)
));
Set this in your controller, or keep things DRY by placing it in your model in a function such as findFullList()
Hope that helps!

Answer 2

I would do all of this in the view. If your HABTM relationship is setup correctly, a query of the Store model should work something like this:
$stores = $this->Store->findAll();
//Returns
Array([0] => Array(
'Store' => array(),
'Branch' => array(
[0] => array(),
[1] => array()...));
Then pass the $stores variable into the view, and iterate through it with a double nested loop.
foreach($stores as $store){
foreach($store['Branch'] as $branch){
//Code to output checkbox by using $branch['name']
}
}