cakephp 2.3 - Apply model association info when using find('list') -

for user model have association:

public $belongsto = array(     'country' => array(         'foreignkey' => 'country_id',         'conditions' => array( 'country.code_status' => 'assigned'),         'order' => array( 'short_name_en')     ) ); 

for reason expecting using:

$countries = $this->user->country->find('list'); 

i list of possible country codes populate dropdown in form , comply association definition.

this not happening, , understandable since find() cannot (?) detect associated model coming from, can not apply conditions/order defined. added method appmodel like:

public function getassociationfind( $model, $type='belongsto' ) {     if (!isset($this->$type)) {         throw new cakeexception(__('association type %s not found in model %s.', $type, $this->name));     }     $typeassociations = $this->$type;     if (!isset($typeassociations[$model])) {         throw new cakeexception(__('associated model %s not found.', $model));     }     $conditions = (isset($typeassociations[$model]['conditions'])) ? $typeassociations[$model]['conditions'] : array();     $order = (isset($typeassociations[$model]['order'])) ? $typeassociations[$model]['order'] : array();     return array( 'conditions' => $conditions, 'order' => $order ); } 

this way can use:

$countries = $this->user->country->find('list',     $this->user->getassociationfind('country')); 

did miss in way models work ? there better/more cakey way ?