如何使用自定义视图助手绑定phtml视图文件

Question

I would like to create custom view helper for a few controls on my page. I decided to use custom view helper because these controls may be different for different users (logged in and not logged in). However I would like to set layout file for my view instead of just returning html code in __invoke function. Is there a possibility to do that? Or only subviews allow to set phtml view file for them?

Edited (because a lot of confusions which my question made) This is my view helper invoke function:

public function __invoke()
{
    $authService = new AuthenticationService();
    $body = "<ul class='nav navbar-nav navbar-right'>";
    if(!$authService->hasIdentity())
    {
        $body .= $this->wrapLi($this->makeUrl($this->view->url('users/default', array('controller' => 'register')),  $this->view->translate('Register')));
        $body .= $this->wrapLi($this->makeUrl($this->view->url('users/default', array('controller' => 'login')),  $this->view->translate('Login')));
    }
    if($authService->hasIdentity())
    {
        $body .= $this->wrapLi($this->makeUrl($this->view->url('users/default', array('controller' => 'logout')),  $this->view->translate('Logout')));
    }
    $body .= "</ul>";
    return $body;
}

As you may see it returns just html. I use this helper in layout.html this way:

<?php echo $this->LoginViewHelper(); ?>

I would like to know if there is another way to create html which is returned by invoke function. If there is a possibility to make template.

Answer 1

I think you are a bit lost, the way to load html is with views, that are usually called from a controller, you can recognize them because they have the word action at the end of the method name.

I would recommend you to install the zend framework 2 skeleton, which provide already a module with some views and controller.

But if you want to do something like what you are trying to do now. You could create a new folder called Helper on your Application module, define a namespace like as first line:

namespace Application\Helper;

then create a static method:

class H {
    public static function LoginViewHelper(){

    }
}

on your view call it like this

<?php echo \Application\Helper\H::LoginViewHelper() ?>