/**
* Translates and return a title for a menu item.
*
* This method will attempt to find a "menu.key_item" through the translator
* component. If no translation is found for this item, it will attempt to
* transform the item $key string to a title readable format.
*
* @param $key
* @return string
*/
protected function translateTitle($key)
{
$translation = $this->lang->get('menu.' . $key);
if ($translation != 'menu.' . $key) {
return $translation;
}
return String::title($key);
}
/**
* Attempt to get the option list from the model
*
* The model needs to be set and have a method with the following convention:
*
* attribute -> get[Attribute]Options, i.e.:
* user_id -> getUserIdOptions()
*
* Otherwise it will return an empty array
*
* @param $name
*
* @return mixed
*/
protected function getOptionsFromModel($name)
{
$model = $this->form->getModel();
if (is_null($model)) {
return array();
}
$method = 'get' . String::studly($name) . 'Options';
if (method_exists($model, $method)) {
return $model->{$method}();
}
return array();
}