http://api13.cakephp.org/class/behavior-collection

return $behaviors;
}
}
2) private function checks if behavior is disabled or not. if it is disabled, return array index else return false.
function __is_disabled($behavior)
{
$disabled = false;
if (isset($this->Behaviors->_disabled) and count($this->Behaviors->_disabled) > 0)
{
foreach ($this->Behaviors->_disabled as $key => $val)
{
if ($val == $behavior)
{
$disabled = $key;
break;
}
}
}

return $disabled;
}
3) adds behaviors in $this->Model->Behaviors->_disabled array
function dontActAs()
{
$behaviors = $this->__behaviors(func_get_args());

if ($behaviors and count($behaviors) > 0)
{
foreach ($behaviors as $behavior)
{
if ($this->__is_disabled($behavior) == false)
$this->Behaviors->_disabled[] = $behavior; //add new one
}

$this->schema(true); //rebuild model schema
}

}

4) removes from $this->Model->Behaviors->_disabled array
function nowActsAs()
{
$behaviors = $this->__behaviors(func_get_args());

if ($behaviors and count($behaviors) > 0)
{
foreach ($behaviors as $behavior)
{
$key = $this->__is_disabled($behavior);
unset($this->Behaviors->_disabled[$key]);
}

$this->schema(true); //rebuild model schema
}
}

I also found some functions in cake/libs/model/behavior.php “detach”, “disable” “enable” etc. not sure how they work. I’m still new to this cakephp thing.

I’m more of a “self doer” than to rely on framework, but the idea of relying to behaviors attached to elements surely looks nice.

I’ll try to put some time on cake in the next week, I could be agreeably surprised.

Thanks for your article.

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