ZF_FORM: How to add some view template for form element?

Question

I created element in form object:

function createElement()
{
    $template = new Zend_Form_Element_Hidden('field');
    $template->addDecorator('ViewScript', array('placement' => 'prepend', 'viewModule' => 'admin', 'viewScript' => 'values.phtml'))

   $this->addElement($template);
}

function setViewTemplate($values)
{
     $view = new Zend_View();
     $view->setScriptPath(APPLICATION_PATH . '/scripts/');
     $view->assign('values', $values);

     $this->getElement('field')->setView($view);
}

But in the view script 'values.phtml' I cannot get access to values like $this->values. What I'm doing wrong here? I know that it would be good to add own decorator, but it is interesting to use zends' decorators.

Answer 1

From the Zend Framework Documentation: Standard Form Decorators Shipped With Zend Framework Section Zend_Form_Decorator_ViewScript

Additionally, all options passed to the decorator via setOptions() that are not used internally (such as placement, separator, etc.) are passed to the view script as view variables.

function setViewTemplate($values)
{
     $this->getElement('field')
          ->getDecorator('ViewScript')
          ->setOptions('values', $values);
}