Symfony 1.4 Doctrine: How to call a function in the template page?

Question

How do we call a php function in the template page in symfony 1.4 doctrine. Suppose i want to call a function add() in the template page where should i define the function add()? Will i do it in the actions page? Can we define tht function in actions page?

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Answer 1

You can use helper. For example:

apps/yourapp/lib/helper/myNewHelper.php

<?php

 if (!function_exists("yourfunc"))
    {

     function yourfunc($variable){

         // Your code here

                                }
        return $variable;
                               }
    }
?>

And in themplate, for example

apps/yourapp/modules/yourmodule/templates/indexSuccess.php

<?php use_helper('myNew'); ?>

<?php echo yourfunc($data->getSomeData()) ?>

Answer 2

You shouldn't do actions inside a template. For that you should separate your code in small components . In your cicle (foreach in this case, maybe while in yours):

<?php foreach($array => $param): ?>
    <?php include_component('module', 'action', array('param' => $param));
<?php endforeach ?>

And then, in your components.class.php you execute your timetable($param); function, displaying the result in a partial.