Custom page: JSON rendering works, HTML rendering does not

[clinttepe]

I am creating a page that will only show entries that match a value in the Serial column. I have already worked out how to pull the value from a GETvariable, so I set the value statically here to simplify the code. My issue is that when using RenderJSON, the output is what I expect, however just Render results in an error: "Array to string conversion in Controller.php at line 746".

Working code in IssueController.php:

public function customJSON()
{
    require_once('Model/IssueCriteria.php');
    $criteria = new IssueCriteria();
    $criteria->Serial_Equals = 'S399373';
    $issues = $this->Phreezer->Query('Issue',$criteria)->ToObjectArray();

    foreach ($issues as $issue)
    {
        $this->Assign('Serial',$issue->Serial);
        $this->Assign('action',$issue->Action);
        $this->Assign('Date',$issue->Date);
    }

    $this->RenderJSON($issues);
}

See results at http://re-sources.nexeng.us/customJSON

Non working code in IssueController.php:

public function custom()
{
    require_once('Model/IssueCriteria.php');

    $criteria = new IssueCriteria();

    $criteria->Serial_Equals = 'S399373';

    $issues = $this->Phreezer->Query('Issue',$criteria)->ToObjectArray();

    foreach ($issues as $issue)
    {
        $this->Assign('Serial',$issue->Serial);
        $this->Assign('action',$issue->Action);
        $this->Assign('Date',$issue->Date);
    }

    $this->Render($issues);

}

See results at http://re-sources.nexeng.us/custom

There may be a better way to set all of this up. I appreciate any help in advance!

[clinttepe]

This may just be a simple issue of not using Render() in the correct way... anyone have an idea?

[Denace]

I'd suggest using debug mode in chrome. It will display any javascript errors. Best of luck

[jasonhinkle]

the Render method expects the name of a View template file as its parameter, but in this case you are giving it an array.

You can just render an array as JSON if you like using:

$this->RenderJson($issues);

That would give you a REST endpoint.

If you are wanting to render html then you can call render with either no parameter (in which case phreeze will auto-detect the view file name) or give it a specific file name.