Post and PreDispatch

BRNDSH · #1 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 09:44 PM

I am trying to setup my indexcontroller so that the header and footer are automatically displayed around the body content

I thought using pre and postdispatch methods would be the best option

i.e

PHP Code:


			
function preDispatch()

        {

            echo $this->view->render('header.phtml');

        }

        

        function postDispatch()

        {

            

            echo $this->view->render('footer.phtml');

        }

    

        function indexAction()

        {

            

        }

I presumed that the ouput would be in this format

header.phtml content : index.phtml | (equiv Action) content : footer.phtml content

HOWEVER!!!!

It turned out like this!!!

index.phtml | (equiv Action) : header.phtml content : footer.phtml content

Can you explain why?

More importantly can you explain what is the best way to achieve my request?

Thanks in advance,

SpotSec · #2 (**permalink**) 08-11-2008, 10:09 PM

The mvc is encapsulated with an output buffer. It can be disabled with a FC param; however, you should be using zend_layout instead as it provides far more capability than the split header/footer method.

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