Registering view scope variables within global action helper

[jasonzfw]

Hi,

In order to consolidate code used throughout each controller, I've created an action helper which performs commonplace tasks such as determining whether the user is currently logged in, and retrieving the application.ini settings for subsequent use within various controller actions.

I register this action within the Bootstrap.php file like this:

protected function _initGlobalVars()
{
  $initializer = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper(
    new ZFP_Controller_Action_Helper_Initializer());        
}

Everything works fine, and I can indeed access the variables registered within this action helper from any controller action.

However one matter has left me stumped. How can I set some of these variables within the view scope? I ask this because for instance logically I want to set an appropriate message within the view regarding whether the user is logged in. To do so, I currently need to do this within a controller's init() method:

public function init()
{
  if (isset($this->user)) {
    $this->view->user = $this->user;
  }
}

How can I perform this bit of logic within the action helper, thereby altogether eliminating the need to use an init() method for these purposes?

Thank you!
Jason

[prodigitalson]

I think you can do the following inside the action helper:

$this->getActionController()->view->varname = 'myvalue';

jasonzfw wrote:

Hi,

In order to consolidate code used throughout each controller, I've created an action helper which performs commonplace tasks such as determining whether the user is currently logged in, and retrieving the application.ini settings for subsequent use within various controller actions.

I register this action within the Bootstrap.php file like this:

protected function _initGlobalVars()
{
  $initializer = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper(
    new ZFP_Controller_Action_Helper_Initializer());        
}

Everything works fine, and I can indeed access the variables registered within this action helper from any controller action.

However one matter has left me stumped. How can I set some of these variables within the view scope? I ask this because for instance logically I want to set an appropriate message within the view regarding whether the user is logged in. To do so, I currently need to do this within a controller's init() method:

public function init()
{
  if (isset($this->user)) {
    $this->view->user = $this->user;
  }
}

How can I perform this bit of logic within the action helper, thereby altogether eliminating the need to use an init() method for these purposes?

Thank you!
Jason