how to pass a php variabe to yiibooster modal window via link - php

Question

I want to pass a php variable to modal window , what i am doing is opening a modal window using this link , but i want to pass a variable to this link and get same variable in modal window , i try to to do this to append a text in some div but it return html that i am unable to get in query
echo CHtml::link(
'Set Recipe', '', array(
'class' => 'testclass',
'id' => $finalDate,
'data-toggle' => 'modal',
'data-target' => '#myModal',
'fahadVar' => $finalDate
));
and when i click this button i got modal window how to get variable set in button
Here is simple modal code of yiibooster
<div class="modal-body">
<p>One fine body...</p>
</div>
<div class="modal-footer">
<?php $this->widget(
'bootstrap.widgets.TbButton',
array(
'type' => 'primary',
'label' => 'Save changes',
'url' => '#',
'htmlOptions' => array('data-dismiss' => 'modal'),
)
); ?>
<?php $this->widget(
'bootstrap.widgets.TbButton',
array(
'label' => 'Close',
'url' => '#',
'htmlOptions' => array('data-dismiss' => 'modal'),
)
); ?>
</div>
<?php $this->endWidget(); ?>
thanks in advance

Answer 1

You should create a Widget.
Note: I copied below from another post. It works like charm.
First Create a new widget. Let say the name is CategoryWidget. Put this widget under components directory protected/components.
class CategoryWidget extends CWidget {
public function run() {
$models = Category::model()->findAll();
$this->render('category', array(
'models'=>$models
));
}
}
Then create a view for this widget. The file name is category.php. Put it under protected/components/views
category.php
<?php if($models != null): ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($models as $model): ?>
<li><?php echo $model->name; ?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
</ul>
<?php endif; ?>
Then call this widget from your main layout.
main.php
// your code ...
<?php $this->widget('CategoryWidget') ?>