Comments on: Lorem ipsum view helper

By: Glîndûwath

Glîndûwath — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:34:54 +0000

If you’re using Zend_Layout it’s simple. Bootstrap file:
…
$layout = new Zend_Layout(…);
$layout->getView()->addHelperPath(‘/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper’);
…

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:11:58 +0000

I’m confused about the viewRenderer. If I create the action helper in my bootstrap as you indicate, where would I call $viewRenderer->view->addHelperPath(’/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper_’);

If I put $viewRenderer->view->addHelperPath(’/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper_’); in my controller init, I get a “Notice: Undefined variable: viewRenderer” (but I declared it in the bootstrap? Didn’t I?)

If I put it in my bootstrap I get a “Call to a member function addHelperPath() on a non-object”

So… where does it go?

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:22:43 +0000

When using this I get a STRICT warning about:
“Non-static method Mine_View_Helper_Filler::getParagraphs() should not be called statically”
How should it be called?

By: Naneau

Naneau — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:31:41 +0000

I would certainly suggest you set up your view’s helper paths in your bootstrap. The trick is using viewRenderer to modify the view object. You can retrieve it from the action helper as it’s a public property.

In your bootstrap you can create the action helper:
$viewRenderer = new Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_ViewRenderer();

Then use it’s view object to do whatever you want (including setting values):
$viewRenderer->view->addHelperPath(’/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper_’);

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:05:15 +0000

Hold on, you can’t just add $view->addHelperPath(’/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper_’); to your bootstrap. You have to define $view first if you do that, correct?
Perhaps it would work better if you stuck in the controller’s init method with $this->view->addHelperPath(‘/foo/’,'foo’); ?

By: Naneau

Naneau — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:32:50 +0000

yup, if you put it in your library under /Naneau/View/Helper/LoremIpsum.php (like you should if you follow the coding standard), that is the way to make the view object find it.

By: _ploum_

_ploum_ — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:35:58 +0000

Am I right if I suggere to add
$view->addHelperPath(‘/Naneau/View/Helper/’, ‘Naneau_View_Helper_’);
in the bootstrap to make this work ?