class BlockView extends AbstractView (View source)

Work with the rendered view of a block.

$b = $this->getBlockObject();
$bv = new BlockView($b);

Traits

Properties

static protected $requestInstance from  AbstractView
static protected $requestInstances from  AbstractView
protected $scopeItems from  AbstractView
$controller from  AbstractView
protected $template from  AbstractView
protected $outputAssets from  AbstractView
protected $block
protected $area
protected $blockType
protected $blockTypePkgHandle
protected $blockViewHeaderFile
protected $blockViewFooterFile
protected $outputContent
protected $viewToRender
protected $viewPerformed
protected $showControls
protected $didPullFromOutputCache

Methods

getViewTemplate()

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addScopeItems($items)

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static 
getRequestInstance()

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__construct(mixed $mixed = false)

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static 
setRequestInstance(View $v)

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static 
revertRequestInstance()

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start($state)

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startRender()

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constructView($mixed)

Construct a block view object.

setupRender()

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finishRender($contents)

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action($task) deprecated

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addHeaderAsset($asset)

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addFooterAsset($asset)

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addOutputAsset($asset)

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requireAsset($assetType, $assetHandle = false)

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setController($controller)

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setViewTemplate($template)

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post($key, $defaultValue = null)

Returns the value of the item in the POST array.

onBeforeGetContents()

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postProcessViewContents($contents)

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onAfterGetContents()

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getScopeItems()

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render($state = false)

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renderViewContents($scopeItems)

Echo block contents.

static string
url(string $action, string $task = null) deprecated

url is a utility function that is used inside a view to setup urls w/tasks and parameters.

renderError($title, $error, $errorObj = null)

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addHeaderItem($item)

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addFooterItem($item)

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static View
getInstance()

Get an instance of the View.

void
handleRequiredFeatures(mixed $controller, Theme $theme)

Given a block or page controller that we're rendering, we request all the features required by that block controller and then add them to the page's header/footer via requireAsset, if they're not already provided by the theme (which we check via getThemeSupportedFeatures)

showControls()

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disableControls()

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setAreaObject(Area $area)

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getAreaObject()

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setBlockViewHeaderFile($file)

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setBlockViewFooterFile($file)

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string
getBlockPath($filename = null) deprecated

Returns the path to the current block's directory.

string
getBlockURL($filename = null)

Returns a relative path to the current block's directory. If a filename is specified it will be appended and searched for as well.

inc($fileToInclude, $args = [])

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useBlockCache()

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field($field)

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usedBlockCacheDuringRender()

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runControllerTask()

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getThemePath()

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fireOnBlockOutputEvent()

Fire an event just before the block is outputted on the page.

Details

getViewTemplate()

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addScopeItems($items)

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Parameters

$items

static getRequestInstance()

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__construct(mixed $mixed = false)

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Parameters

mixed $mixed

object to view

static protected setRequestInstance(View $v)

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Parameters

View $v

static protected revertRequestInstance()

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start($state)

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Parameters

$state

startRender()

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protected constructView($mixed)

Construct a block view object.

Parameters

$mixed

setupRender()

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finishRender($contents)

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Parameters

$contents

action($task) deprecated

deprecated in views, use $controller->getActionURL() using the same arguments

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Parameters

$task

addHeaderAsset($asset)

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Parameters

$asset

addFooterAsset($asset)

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Parameters

$asset

addOutputAsset($asset)

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Parameters

$asset

requireAsset($assetType, $assetHandle = false)

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Parameters

$assetType
$assetHandle

setController($controller)

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Parameters

$controller

setViewTemplate($template)

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Parameters

$template

post($key, $defaultValue = null)

Returns the value of the item in the POST array.

Parameters

$key
$defaultValue

protected onBeforeGetContents()

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postProcessViewContents($contents)

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Parameters

$contents

protected onAfterGetContents()

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getScopeItems()

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render($state = false)

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Parameters

$state

renderViewContents($scopeItems)

Echo block contents.

Parameters

$scopeItems

static string url(string $action, string $task = null) deprecated

deprecated

url is a utility function that is used inside a view to setup urls w/tasks and parameters.

Parameters

string $action
string $task

Return Value

string $url

renderError($title, $error, $errorObj = null)

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Parameters

$title
$error
$errorObj

addHeaderItem($item)

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Parameters

$item

addFooterItem($item)

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Parameters

$item

static View getInstance()

Get an instance of the View.

Note: In versions before 8.5.0a3, this method may return 'false' if it's called after the page is rendered (for example in middleware).

Return Value

View

protected void handleRequiredFeatures(mixed $controller, Theme $theme)

Given a block or page controller that we're rendering, we request all the features required by that block controller and then add them to the page's header/footer via requireAsset, if they're not already provided by the theme (which we check via getThemeSupportedFeatures)

Parameters

mixed $controller
Theme $theme

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void

showControls()

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disableControls()

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setAreaObject(Area $area)

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Parameters

Area $area

getAreaObject()

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setBlockViewHeaderFile($file)

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Parameters

$file

setBlockViewFooterFile($file)

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Parameters

$file

string getBlockPath($filename = null) deprecated

deprecated

Returns the path to the current block's directory.

Parameters

$filename

Return Value

string

string getBlockURL($filename = null)

Returns a relative path to the current block's directory. If a filename is specified it will be appended and searched for as well.

Parameters

$filename

Return Value

string

inc($fileToInclude, $args = [])

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Parameters

$fileToInclude
$args

protected useBlockCache()

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field($field)

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Parameters

$field

usedBlockCacheDuringRender()

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runControllerTask()

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getThemePath()

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private fireOnBlockOutputEvent()

Since: 8.4.1

Fire an event just before the block is outputted on the page.

Custom code can modify the block contents before the block contents are 'echoed' out on the page.