How does ZF work? View objects...

[ajlisowski]

This is more a general MVC question in regards to how ZF actually works.

 

How does the view object render the phtml files? Like, lets say one was building their own framework.

 

You have a controller object which has a view object as a member. That view object would call index.phtml which would be able to access $this-> to have access to the view object.

 

But how does the code in that phtml file get rendered? How does the view object call that file and manage to output its contents. Does the object simply include the file?

 

How can the controller pass variables to the view class for use? Like, if I were to say $this->view->obj=$this->obj, and my view class doesnt have a obj object, I will get the error:

 

Undefined property: basic_view::$obj

 

How does ZF do the things it does?

[ignace]

Does the object simply include the file?

 

Yes.

 

How can the controller pass variables to the view class for use?

 

__set($offset, $value), __get($offset)

[ajlisowski]

Hey, thanks!

 

I was having the view object have a data array and throwing needed objects in there. using __set() will take out that middleman.

 

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[Mchl]

I constantly see your name answering my questions, I'll buy you a coke some day.

 

It better be good Colombian one

[ignace]

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It better be good Colombian one

 

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