view rendering

enkara · #1 (**permalink**) 06-12-2007, 11:14 PM

Hi!

I'm upgradating to version 1.0.0 and I have a problem.
In IndexController I had this function:

Code:

function indexAction()
{
    $this->view = Zend_Registry::get('view');
    $this->view->title = "School";
    $this->view->actionTemplate = 'index.phtml';
    $this->_response->setBody($this->render('base.phtml'));
}

But now this doesn't work. My base is "Getting Started with the Zend Framework" by Rob Allen. Now I have to put this:

Code:

function indexAction()
{
    this->view->title = "School";
    $this->render();
}

But I lose an important thing by doing this. Before, all the views were passing first for base.phtml, wich archive made the page structure:

Code:

<html>
	<head>
		<title><?php echo $this->escape($this->title); ?></title>
		<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="screen" href="<?php echo $this->baseUrl;?>/public/styles/site.css" />
	</head>

	<body>
		<div id="wrapper">
  			<div id="header">
    			<?php echo $this->render('header.php')?>
  			</div>

			<div id="body">
   				<div id="menu">
   					<?php echo $this->render('menu.php')?>
   				</div>
   				<div id="content">
    				<?php echo $this->render($this->actionTemplate); ?>
   				</div>
  			</div>

  			<div id="footer">
  				Contact
  			</div>
		</div>
	</body>
</html>

But now, how do I do this? The way I was doing it it doesn't work now! And if I have to put the whole code in each Action is crazy!!

Thank you and sorry for the lenght!

albeva · #2 (**permalink**) 06-13-2007, 12:05 AM

rc2 has a viewRenderer that includes views automatically - so no need to call $this->render()

And this is how I render my pages:

PHP Code:


			
<?php $this->render('header'); ?>

   My page content

<?php $this->render('footer'); ?>

Although you do end up setting each action script - it allows you to customize each page quite nicely. And to render for example menus and such you can use view helpers to retreave the data.

Maugrim The Reaper · #3 (**permalink**) 06-13-2007, 08:27 AM

You may not even need the $this->render() call if ViewRenderer is enabled - it's called automatically using a template of the form:

./views/scripts/{controllerName}/{actionName}.phtml

If that "specification" isn't correct for your application you can change it quite easily. Have a read here and let me know if it doesn't cover your case:

Having a bad ViewRenderer day in your ZF app? - Maugrim The Reaper's Blog

enkara · #4 (**permalink**) 06-13-2007, 04:45 PM

Thank you both for your ideas!

I'll try some ideas from your link Maugrim. I think that is exactly my problem!

enkara · #5 (**permalink**) 06-14-2007, 06:04 PM

Ok! I've found a solution. I don't know if it's good or not, but at least it works.
In IndexAction:

PHP Code:


			
function indexAction()

{

    $this->view->title = "School";

    $this->view->loginError = true;

    

    $body = 'index.php';

    Zend_Registry::set('body', $body);

            

    $this->render('base');

    return;

}

and in base.phtml:

PHP Code:


			
<div id="content">

    <?php

        $body = Zend_Registry::get('body');

        echo $this->render($body);

    ?>

</div>

Thanks a loooot!!

SpotSec · #6 (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 03:39 AM

Kinda hacky... What is wrong with passing it to the view object and rendering it from there?

Maugrim The Reaper · #7 (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 07:40 AM

Is base completely common to all Views? If so this is better added to a subclass of Zend_Controller_Action (you should have one already

). That way if you ever decide to migrate to an alternate layout solution you can do it quickly by editing 3+ lines of code instead of 3+ * no. of action methods.

enkara · #8 (**permalink**) 06-15-2007, 07:11 PM

Ok... I don't know anything of ZF or php, I'm just starting. Yes, base is common to absolutely all views. What happens is that I don't usually speak English and I don't know how to explain things.
I will have a look to some tutorial to find out how to use that Zend_Controller_Action. I don't have one

Tank you very much!

enkara · #9 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 07:39 PM

I have a dilemma. Do you both think that the way I'm assuring to pass first for my base archive could give me problems or it consumes too many resources?

Because I don't understand ZF API. I don't know why, I think I need more explanation and concrete examples.

First of all, I don't like the idea of disabling the viewRendering. I don't know why. Maybe because I think it's like going backwards.
Then I tried the second alternative that Maugrim offers me in his page, and changing it a bit I came to my solution.
Then I thought that that way wasn't good enough, because of your comments. I looked at the ZF API how to make that with view helpers as spotSec said. But I think that putting in each action to render the head and the footer and then in each template call the helper was too repetition of code.
Then I read Zend_Controller_action subclassing and I just don't understand how it works.

Then I read the post of another guy that wanted to do the same as me but only with the head and the foot and I found Maugrim two-step pattern. I was going to try it, but I wanted first your opinion because for me this is very complicated.

What do you think I should do? I know this is a difficult question and that I'm abusing of your amability, but I'm very lost! I just want to do a standard webpage that always shows the same things in ALL pages (head, menu, footer) and only change the content!!

Thank youuuu

SpotSec · #10 (**permalink**) 06-18-2007, 07:53 PM

well, unofficially, padraic and ralphschindler both have their unofficial components at the moment that deal with layouts. I'm sure padraic and explain his

. As for ralphschindler's, you can try and ask a few people on zftalk about it. I am preparing an example zf application which *might* be using it in the next who noes (days/weeks)...

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