Set view variables in controller for partials in Zend Framework?

Is there any way to set variables for the partial 开发者_如何转开发in the controller level?

Because everytime I need variables inside a partial I always have to pass them:

<?php 
    echo $this->partial('travels/_steps.phtml', 
                        array('searchHotel' => $this->searchHotel, 
                              'actionName'  => $this->actionName)) 
?>

I would really just like actionName to be available on all partials - for instance.

You could extend the Zend_View_Helper_Partial class to a class that keeps that variable in scope. You would need to override the cloneView() function:

public function cloneView()
{
    $view = parent::cloneView();
    $view->actionName = $this->view->actionName
    return $view;
}

You could use $this->render() instead. With it, you wouldn't need to pass the view variables every time.

Hope that helps,

You could also just sent the current view as a parameter to the partial:

<?php 
  echo $this->partial('travels/_steps.phtml', array('parentView' => $this));

Then, in the partial:

<?php
  $view = $this->parentView;
  echo $view->searchHotel, $view->actionName;

In my humble opinion, you're doing exactly what you're supposed to do - passing just those variables you'll need in the partial.

If this causes you pain, perhaps you might consider that you're using partials unnecessarily.

Or, put another way, if you want to have some variable available in all partials then perhaps the partial is not where you should be using those variables.

Maybe have a look at Placeholders and rethink how you go about rendering your views.