two actions using one view (Zend_Layout)

nixnet · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2008, 08:26 AM

Hi there

I am missing something in ZF docs, question is: how to set content defined like this: (file layout.phtml)

Code:

<?= $this->layout()->content ?>

to render some other view?

Controller:

Code:

class RegistrationController extends Zend_Controller_Action  
{
  public function firstAction() {
   // do nothing, just proceed render the view/template
  }

  public function secondAction() {
    // TODO: render the 'first' view/template
  }
}

Currently I'm using this code in second.phtml view, which is silly:

Code:

<?php 
$this->render('registration/first.phtml'); 
?>

I wish i could just tell the Layout to render first.phtml view and do that in controller, so i don't have to create a template/view file each time, especially if one controller action should determine which view to render, depending on some conditions.

How should I do that? I have no idea, just spent a couple of hours searching the web for a solution, tried some tricks but nothing seems to work, so You guys are my last resort.

Docs tell me how to add a sidebar nad placeholders but that doesn't fit my needs. Or am I trying to do something against MVC?

Please help. I've lost a lot of time and i'm out of ideas...

EDIT:

I figured it now - don't know what went wrong when i tried it earlier. If anyone can present me more elegant solution i would be grateful.
For now i will decorate Zend_Controller_Action class and write a wrapper for this...

Controller part:

Code:

$this->_helper->layout()->content = $this->_helper->layout()->render('registration/first');

EDIT2:

sorry, it doesn't work. i left the second.phtml template intact, so it does the rendering of the first.phtml template

smsiebe · #2 (**permalink**) 07-11-2008, 03:19 AM

Hello nixnet,

You're looking for functionality of the response object. Check out:

Zend Framework: Documentation

Your probably looking for something like:
$this->getResponse()->setBody('content', $this->view->render('login/index.phtml'));

Additionally, the front controller will always try to render the corresponding .phtml file for the controller unless you tell the front controller not to, with something like:
$front->setParam('noViewRenderer', true);

Side effect of this is that you will always have to render the view. The alternative, of course, is to just have a blank corresponding .phtml file.

Hope this helps.

steve

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