Question

I’m having trouble getting my layout xml file loaded into the system. I need it loaded in adminhtml for a module I’m building, so here’s the part of the config that matters:

<adminhtml>
<layout>
    <updates>
        <coupsmart_coupon>
            <file>coupsmart_coupon.xml</file>
        </coupsmart_coupon>
    </updates>
</layout>
</adminhtml>

Now, the actual layout file, named coupsmart_coupon.xml file, is as follows:

<layout>
    <coupsmart_coupon_adminhtml_coup_index>
        <update handle="coupsmart_coupon"/>
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="coupsmart_coupon/adminhtml_forms" name="myform"/>
        </reference>
    </coupsmart_coupon_adminhtml_coup_index>
</layout>

Now, to debug this, I put an error in the layout xml file, such as leaving out a closing bracket (>), and I got no exceptions. So I checked the handles using $this->getLayout()->getUpdate()->getHandles() in my controller, and I got back coupsmart_coupon_adminhtml_coup_index as one of the handles, which is exactly what I named the handle in my layout xml file. Why else would this not be loading?

Note: I have cleared cache and tried again. Still not working. I also do have logs on and exceptions on, so an exception should have shown in my logs. If any other code is needed let me know.

Answer 1

Figured it out, because adminhtml.xml doesn’t add to the DOM, and the xml file was actually located in etc/adminhtml.xml and not config.xml. When I moved the layout update to config, it looked as follows:

<config>
    <adminhtml>
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <coupsmart_coupon>
                    <file>coupsmart_coupon.xml</file>
                </coupsmart_coupon>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </adminhtml>
</config>

And now it works. Thanks all for helping.