set current model to database object in cakephp

Question

How do you set the model to a database object in an efficient way? What is the better way to do this than below?

    $user = $this->User->findByPassword($password, array('fields'=>'id'));
    $this->User = new User($user["User"]["id"]);
    $this->User->read();
    print_r($this->User);

I've looked everywhere but i can't find it.

Answer 1

you mean:

$user = $this->User->findByPassword($password, array('fields'=>'id'));
$this->User->id = $user["User"]["id"]; //set the id
print_r($this->User);

Answer 2

I got it by accident. This is the one-liner i was looking for.

$this->User->set($this->User->findByPassword('first',$password));