How to create a url in a controller like HtmlHelper

Question

TL; DR: How do I create a URL in a controller, similar to how I can use HtmlHelper to create URLs in a view?

Problem:

I want to print the controller action url in my controller (because I create my JSON string in my controller, not in the view)

In View I can use $this->Html->url() , but what about the controller?

Should I use a specific constant like APP_DIR + controller name + controller action?)

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mrdaliri Aug 11 '12 at 14:17

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Dave · Answer 1 · 2012-08-11T14:57:50+0000

Use the Router class.

 $url = Router::url([ 'controller' => 'Articles', 'action' => 'index', '?' => ['page' => 1], '#' => 'top' ]);

or the same, but in a more general / simpler scenario:

 $url = Router::url(['controller' => 'Articles', 'action' => 'index']);

Note: in Cake2.x, “Articles” will have lowercase letters.