How do you create variables in actions.class.php so that they are accessible in layout.php?

Question

In Symfony 1.2, how do you create variables in actions.class.php so that they are accessible in layout.php?

Answer 1

I think, by default, you can't, since it should be against the MVC pattern.

You should better pass variable to your view, but without using global (or kind of).

Answer 2

This page has some information about it: http://trac.symfony-project.org/wiki/Symfony11LayoutUpgrade

It seems you can get the desired effect using this following code:

$this->getResponse()->setSlot('title', 'insert your title here');

And then use this in the layout file:

<title><?php echo get_slot('title') ?></title>