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Lithium framework: how to obtain controller name in layout

I'm in a lithium layout file and I'd like to echo the name of the current controller (to use as a CSS class later). How can I obtain the current controller name?

Thanks, aeno

Solution

  • I assume you mean you are in a View?

    If so, it's pretty simple to get the controller or other parts of the route/request ...

    <?=$this->_request->controller;?>

    That will get you the Controller but you can get just about anything from your route you'd need. So assuming you have a route like ...

    Router::connect('/{:controller}/{:action}/{:id}');

    You can use both of the following in your view:

    <?=$this->_request->action;?>

<?=$this->_request->id;?>

    Or you could have a fancier route like ..

    Router::connect('/{:id}/{:area}/{:controller}/{:action}/');

    This would be for a url like:

    http://mysite.com/123/media/photos/edit/

    Now you can do something like ...

    <?=$this->_request->area;?>

    To get the "area" portion of the url, etc. You get the idea.