Only render part of Zend_Navigation object in a menu

Question

I have a number of navigation menus within my layout. A main menu and a sub-menu.

When clicking on an item on the main menu it shows which item is Active. When loading a page in a sub menu, the main menu loses it's context and doesn't show which item is active.

I have configured my navigation using an XML config file, and this is being read in my Bootstrap.php

$navContainerConfig = new Zend_Config_Xml(APPLICATION_PATH . '/configs/navigation.xml', 'home');
$navContainer = new Zend_Navigation($navContainerConfig);
$this->view->navigation($navContainer);

$layout = $this->bootstrap('layout')->getResource('layout');
$layout->getView()->navigation($navContainer);

Then in my controller I generate a subtree menu:

$subTree = $this->view->navigation()->findOneById('settings_index');
$this->view->subTree = $subTree;

In my layout I have the main nav, and the subtree shown:

//main menu
echo $this->navigation()->menu()->renderMenu(null,array('maxDepth'   =>  0));

// ... some stuff ....

//subtree menu
echo $this->navigation()->menu()->renderMenu($this->subTree,array('maxDepth' => 0,'ulClass'=>'nav_sub'));

How do I display a submenu in my layout without the main menu losing it's context?

What do you mean by main menu losing it's context? So, by removing the subtree echo statement, it already works? — user228395
sorry, what I mean is that it doesn't highlight which menu item is active. — Jonny White

vl.lapikov vl.lapikov · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-17T21:42:00

Try next

// main menu
echo $this->navigation()->menu()->renderMenu(null,array('maxDepth'   =>  0));

// sub menu
echo $this->navigation()->menu()->renderMenu(null,array('minDepth' => 1, 'maxDepth'   =>  1));

Both menus should have proper "active" class.

Only render part of Zend_Navigation object in a menu

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