View

The View class is used to render views in the Hazaar framework.

Properties

application

The application object.

public Application $application

data

Data that is accessible from the view.

protected array $data

helpers

View Helpers.

protected array $helpers

functionHandlers

Array of function handlers. These can be either closures or objects that provide public methods.

protected array $functionHandlers

functions

Array of functions that can be called from the view.

protected array $functions

viewFile

public string $viewFile

helpersInit

Array for storing names of initialised helpers so we only initialise them once.

private array $helpersInit

Methods

__construct

View constructor.

public __construct(View $view, array $viewData): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$view	View	The name of the view to load or a View object to clone
$viewData	array	The data to pass to the view

__get

Magic method to get view data.

public __get(string $helper): mixed

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$helper	string

__set

Magic method to set view data.

public __set(string $key, mixed $value): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	The name of the view data
$value	mixed	The value to set on the view data. Can be anything including strings, integers, arrays or objects.

__isset

Magic method to test if view data is set.

public __isset(string $key): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	The name of the view data to look for

__unset

Magic method to remove view data.

public __unset(string $key): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	the name of the view data to remove

__call

Magic method to call a function from the view.

public __call(string $method, array $args): mixed

This method will call a function from the view. The function must be registered with the view using the registerFunction or registerFunctionHandler methods.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$method	string	The name of the method to call
$args	array	The arguments to pass to the method

getViewPath

Returns the path to a view file.

public getViewPath(string $view, string $name): ?string

This method will search for a view file in the application view path and the support view path.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$view	string	the name of the view to find
$name	string	the name of the view that was found

load

Load a view file.

public load(string $view): void

This method will load a view file from disk. The view file can be either a PHP file or a Smarty template file.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$view	string	the name of the view to load

getViewFile

Returns the filename that the view was loaded from.

public getViewFile(): string

get

Helper/data accessor method.

public get(string $key, mixed $default): void

This will return a helper, if one exists with the name provided. Otherwise it will return any view data stored with the name.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	the name of the helper or view data key
$default	mixed	if neither a helper or view data is found this default value will be returned

set

Set view data value by key.

public set(string $key, mixed $value): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	The name of the view data
$value	mixed	The value to set on the view data. Can be anything including strings, integers, arrays or objects.

has

Tests if view data is set with the provided key.

public has(string $key): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	The name of the view data to look for

remove

Remove view data.

public remove(string $key): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	the name of the view data to remove

populate

Populate view data from an array.

public populate(array $array): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$array	array

extend

Extend/merge existing view data with an array.

public extend(array $array): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$array	array

getData

Returns the entire current view data array.

public getData(): void

addHelper

Adds a helper to the view.

public addHelper(string $helper, array $args, ?string $alias): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$helper	string	the name of the helper to add
$args	array	the arguments to pass to the helper (optional)
$alias	string	the alias for the helper (optional)

hasHelper

Tests if a view helper has been loaded in this view.

public hasHelper(string $helper): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$helper	string	The name of the view helper

getHelpers

Returns a list of all currently loaded view helpers.

public getHelpers(): void

removeHelper

Remove a loaded view helper.

public removeHelper(string $helper): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$helper	string	Returns true if the helper was unloaded. False if the view helper is not loaded to begin with.

getHelper

Retrieve a loaded view helper object.

public getHelper(string $key): ?Helper

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$key	string	The name of the view helper

initHelpers

Initialises the loaded view helpers.

public initHelpers(): void

View helpers usually want to be initialised. This gives them a chance to require any scripts or set up any internal settings ready before execution of it's methods.

runHelpers

Runs loaded view helpers.

public runHelpers(): void

render

Render the view.

public render(?array $data): string

This method is responsible for loading the view files from disk, rendering it and returning it's output.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$data	array	The data to pass to the view. This data will be merged with any existing view data.

offsetExists

public offsetExists(mixed $offset): bool

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$offset	mixed

offsetGet

public offsetGet(mixed $offset): mixed

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$offset	mixed

offsetSet

public offsetSet(mixed $offset, mixed $value): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$offset	mixed
$value	mixed

offsetUnset

public offsetUnset(mixed $offset): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$offset	mixed

registerFunctionHandler

Register a function handler.

public registerFunctionHandler(mixed $handler): void

Function handlers are used to handle custom functions in the view template. Unlike custom functions, function handlers are objects that provide public methods that can be called from the view template.

Smarty:

{$functionName param1="value" param2="value"}

PHP:

<?php $this->functionName('param1') ?>

The function will be called with the parameters as an array. The function must return a string which will be inserted into the view at the point the function was called.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$handler	mixed	The function handler object to register

registerFunction

Register a custom function with the view.

public registerFunction(string $name, callable $function): void

Custom functions are functions that can be called from within the view. The function can be called using the syntax:

Smarty:

{$functionName param1="value" param2="value"}

PHP:

<?php $this->functionName('param1') ?>

The function will be called with the parameters as an array. The function must return a string which will be inserted into the view at the point the function was called.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$name	string	The name of the function to register
$function	callable	The function to call when the function is called in the view

setFunctionHandlers

Sets the function handlers, overwriting any existing handlers.

public setFunctionHandlers(array $handlers): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$handlers	array

setFunctions

Sets the functions, overwriting any existing functions.

public setFunctions(array $functions): void

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$functions	array	The functions to set

findHelper

Find a helper class for the given name.

private findHelper(string $name): ?string

This method searches for view helper classes in the specified search paths. The order of the search paths is important because it allows apps to override built-in helpers.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
$name	string	the name of the helper class to find

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