zend_form ViewScript decorator / passing arguments

Question

I have a form that is extend from Zend_Form. I am placing the form into a ViewScript decorator like this:

$this->setDecorators(array(array('ViewScript', array('viewScript' => 'game/forms/game-management.phtml'))));

I'd like to pass in a variable to this ViewScript but am not sure how this could be done.

Since the partial renders out as a Zend_View (allowing $this->app_store_icon for rendering), it seems like there should be a way to pass variables to be rendered. I tried the following but to no avail.

$this->setDecorators(array(array('ViewScript', array('viewScript' => 'game/forms/game-management.phtml'),array('app_store_picon'=>$current_app_store_picon))));

Any help on how to get this done would be appreciated.

thanks

Answer 1

This one's a bit tricky, took me bout a half an hour to figure it out, but it can be done :)

The point is, that you're passing the options to the ViewScript decorator and not to the element. Adding the option:

$this->setDecorators(array(array('ViewScript', array(
    'viewScript' => 'test.phtml',
    'foo'=>'baz',
))));

or an array of options:

$this->setDecorators(array(array('ViewScript', array(
    'viewScript' => 'test.phtml',
    array(
        'foo'=>'baz',
        'spam'=>'ham',
    ),
))));

Getting that out in the partial, test.phtml:

$option = $this->element->getDecorator('ViewScript')->getOptions();

In the first case, with one option passed it'll be $option['foo'] and in the second it'll be $option[0]['foo']

HTH :)