Ember - displaying model value in form field - ember.js

Question

I have a user settings form like so:
<script type="text/x-handlebars" data-template-name="settings">
<form class="form-horizontal user-form" {{action "update" on="submit"}}>
<div>
<label>First Name</label>
{{input type="text" value=firstName placeholder="First Name"}}
{{error.firstName}}
</div>
<div>
<label>Last Name</label>
{{input type="text" value=lastName placeholder="Last Name"}}
{{error.lastName}}
</div>
<div>
<label>Email Address *</label>
{{input type="text" value=email placeholder="Email Address"}}
{{error.email}}
</div>
</form>
</script>
In my route for this page, I define the model:
App.SettingsRoute = Ember.Route.extend({
model: function() {
return this.store.find('user', 1);
}
});
If things are left like this, the form will automatically populate with the values retrieved from the model. However, if I add a controller:
App.SettingsController = Ember.Controller.extend({
actions: {
update: function() {
// Do something
}
}
});
...They won't. So how do I use my model in conjunction with this controller to set the properties?

Answer 1

The way you defined your controller was as a regular Ember.Controller and not an Ember.ObjectController so the controller is not proxying the model. If you modify it to be like this:
App.SettingsController = Ember.ObjectController.extend({
actions: {
update: function() {
// Do something
}
}
});
Then it should still automatically populate with the values from the model.