title: CakePHP 2.6 Access Controller Object within a Component
body: <p>I've got a Component that is used by many controllers, and I was wondering if there is a way to access the Controller object from the Component without having to pass it into the Component.</p>
  
  <p>For example I'm currently passing in a reference to the controller into MyAuthComponent:</p>
  
  <pre><code>$this-&gt;Auth-&gt;isAuthenticated($this);
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But, I'd rather be able to invoke this without having to pass the references if possible.  Is this possible?</p>