Index of “Complex Views with the Zend Framework” tutorial series
A list of links that index the “Complex Views with the Zend Framework” series of tutorials on Maugrim The Reaper’s Blog. (I placed this online here ‘cos I couldn’t find one elsewhere).
- Part 1 - Complex Web Pages with the Zend Framework?
- Part 2 - View Helper Pattern
Additional useful resources related to this part:
Q: How to instantiate the view object within the bootstrap?
A: Get a ViewRenderer instance, first, then set your View instance to it.
+ ViewRenderer documentation - Part 3 - Composite View Pattern
Additional useful resources related to this part:
“Group of Four (GoF)” (sic) refers to a book called Design patterns : elements of reusable object-oriented software by the Gang of Four - Part 4 - The View Factory
Additional useful resources related to this part:
Zps_View_Interface code example - Part 5 - The Two-Step View Pattern
- Part 6 - Setting The Terminology
- Part 7 - Zend_View Enhanced
All this culminates into the Zend Framework: Zend_View Enhanced Component Proposal
Here are the subversion sources.
Another Layout View Methodology on Akra’s DevNotes blog
Another article the outlines a method of embedding an action’s view script within a site layout.
Less powerful, but probably simpler to get up and running quickly with : http://akrabat.com/2007/06/02/extending-viewrenderer-for-layouts/
Intro to The MVC Pattern in Zend
This tutorial seems to be a bit outdated but I think it offers the best explanation of an applied MVC pattern in Zend. This page outlines how to get and install the demo code for the tutorial using subversion.
UPDATE- Oct 2008
A great book to read
By the way - i have just re-read this blog and want to mention the book by Matt Zandstra called PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice - published by Apress
Since reading it - i have really been able to get a good grasp of the theory and language used within the Zend Framework documentation. Hence, the framework has become far more useful to me.
So, if like i was, you are struggling with Zend and lack knowledge about using PHP from the perspective of Object Oriented Programming - SPEND ONE WEEK READING Matt’s BOOK NOW - and SAVE MONTHS of HEAD-SCRATCHING in the FUTURE!
