Zend Framework View Helper - how to get it to work

Question

I'm trying to get started with Zend Framework , followed the quickstart project and am trying to start a new module of my own. Am trying to implement view helpers and I keep getting the following message: Message: Method formDate does not exist

Last entry at the stack trace:

0 D:\work\quickstart_zend\application\views\scripts\users\register.phtml(38): Zend_Form_Element->__call('formDate', Array)

I have the following file structure:


    quickstart_zend
     + application
        + configs
        + controllers
        [...]
        + views
          + helpers
          + scripts
    
     [...]
     + library
        + Application
          + Form
            + Element
                Date.php
          + View
            + Helper
                FormDate.php
     + public

I have added in my public/Bootstrap.php this method:

    

    protected function _initActionHelpers()
        {
            Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addPath(APPLICATION_PATH.'/../library/Application/View/Helper', 'Application_View_Helper');
            Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addPrefix('Application_View_Helper');
        }

I have also added in my application.ini:


    autoloaderNamespaces[] = "Application"
    resources.view.helperPath.Application_View_Helper = APPLICATION_PATH "/../library/Application/View/Helper/"

And i have seen a version and also have tried with resources.view.helperPath.Application_View_Helper_, nothing seems to get it to work.

Of course, i have a Users.php form where i create a 'date' element:


    // Add a dateOfBirth element
    $element = new Application_Form_Element_Date('dateOfBirth');
    $this->addElement($element);

Of course, i have a Users.php form where i create a 'date' element:


    // Add a dateOfBirth element
    $element = new Application_Form_Element_Date('dateOfBirth');
    $this->addElement($element);

And in my view script, where the errors shows up:


    <? echo $form->dateOfBirth->formDate() ?>

What am i missing to get it to work? :-( i've spent a day so far looking for solutions

To call view helpers, you should call the method on a view ($instanceOfZendView->formDate()), but you are calling it on a Zend_Form_Element_Date. So no go like this. — bububaba

RockyFord RockyFord · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-29T10:22:17

to properly use your view helper on that data you would use it like:

In your view (.phtml)

//a view helper should act on a piece of data and return something
//so I assume your formDate() helper takes a date value and reformats it.
<?php echo $this->formDate($this->form->dateOfBirth) ?>

assuming you assigned your form to the view in your controller using the standard:

$this->view->form = $form;

Zend Framework View Helper - how to get it to work

0 D:\work\quickstart_zend\application\views\scripts\users\register.phtml(38): Zend_Form_Element->__call('formDate', Array)

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