-- Robert Castley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
(on Thursday, 10 April 2008, 09:36 PM +0100):
> One more quick question, is it possible to 'easily' access what you
> set in setParam in the bootstrap in a plugin without using the
> registry?
Yes -- since the front controller is a singleton, you grab an instance,
and then grab your param:
$param = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance()->getParam(...);
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 3:33 PM, Robert Castley
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Brilliant! Thank you!
> >
> > - Robert
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10 Apr 2008, at 15:11, Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote:
> >
> >
> > > -- Robert Castley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
> > > (on Thursday, 10 April 2008, 02:50 PM +0100):
> > >
> > > > What are the main differences between the following code examples and
> > which is
> > > > the best method and which would be quicker?
> > > >
> > > > They both seem to achieve the end goal!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OPTION 1
> > > > --------
> > > > Index.php (Bootstrap)
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > Zend_Registry::set('config', new Zend_Config_Ini('magik.ini'));
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > IndexController.php
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > $this->view->timeZone = Zend_Registry::get('config')->general->timeZone;
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > OPTION 2
> > > > --------
> > > > Index.php (Bootstrap)
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > $config = new Zend_Config_Ini('magik.ini');
> > > > ...
> > > > $controller = Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance();
> > > > $controller->setParam('config', $config);
> > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > IndexController.php
> > > >
> > > > <?php
> > > > $this->view->timeZone =
> > $this->getFrontController()->getParam('config')->
> > > > general->timeZone);
> > > >
> > >
> > > Actually, this last can be shortened, as front controller params are
> > > pushed into the action controllers as "invokeArgs":
> > >
> > > $this->view->timeZone =
> > $this->getInvokeArg('config')->general->timeZone;
> > >
> > > In truth, both the registry and front controller are singletons, and
> > > it's really a matter of preference which one you use. The reason that
> > > the front controller parameters exist was two-fold: to allow messaging
> > > to the various sub-components in Zend_Controller (router, dispatcher,
> > > etc), and to obviate the use of the Registry for those who didn't want
> > > to load an additional component.
> > >
> > > If you might be using your config in places *other* than the MVC
> > > components, using the Registry would make more sense. If all you're
> > > throwing in there is stuff your MVC components need, use the front
> > > controller params.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Matthew Weier O'Phinney
> > > Software Architect | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Zend - The PHP Company | http://www.zend.com/
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> - Robert
>
--
Matthew Weier O'Phinney
Software Architect | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Zend - The PHP Company | http://www.zend.com/
