Question

I am attempting to create a body variable for an email I want to send in Zend. I am able to load the partial and pass it to my Model where it is then packaged and sent on its way. The issue I am having is that I want to pass $buyer into the partial in order to use the post information to populate the email.

$buyer contains all my post data. So I have the name, address, phone number, and other information in side that variable. $body2 is just a simple HTML script that I want to be able to populate with information from $buyer before emailing it.

// Get the Post Data
$buyer = $request->getPost();
// Creates the body for the email with the users information
$body2  = $this->view->partial('partials/enterpriseContact.phtml');

I tried doing –

$body2 = $this->view->partial('partials/enterpriseContact.phtml', $buyer);

But that did not work. I am working inside the controller if that makes a difference. The complete code block looks thus –

// Get the Post Data
$buyer = $request->getPost();
// Create the body variable by loading the partial for the post card.
$body   = $this->view->partial('partials/postcardEmail/eform1stpostcard.htm');
// Creates the body for the business email with the users information
$body2  = $this->view->partial('partials/enterpriseContact.phtml');
// New Model For Mail Client
$mailUs = new Model_MailUs(); // Instantiate the model to handle Emails
// Use that model to send the email, requires variables, who to send to, and body
$mailUs->sendMail($request->getPost(),  'guest',    $body);  // Sends an email to the user
$mailUs->sendMail($request->getPost(),  'link',  $body2); // Sends an email to us

How do I put variables inside a partial from the controller in Zend?

Answer 1

In principle, you should be able to use:

// in controller or do this all the way back at bootstrap
$this->view->partial()->setObjectKey('mykey');

// in controller
$renderedContent = $this->view->partial('path/to/partial.phtml', $someData);

Then in the partial itself:

<?php 
$someData = $this->mykey
// now use $someData as you like
?>

But, frankly, I usually end up doing the more verbose thing:

// In controller
$renderedContent = $this->view->partial('path/to/partial.phtml', array(
    'mykey' => 'myval',
));

Then in the partial:

<?php echo $this->mykey ?>