Class ViewBuilder

Provides an API for iteratively building a view up.

Once you have configured the view and established all the context you can create a view instance with build().

Namespace: Cake\View

Property Summary

$_autoLayout protected

bool

Whether autoLayout should be enabled.
$_className protected

string|null

The view class name to use. Can either use plugin notation, a short name or a fully namespaced classname.
$_helpers protected

array

The helpers to use
$_layout protected

string|null

The layout name to render.
$_layoutPath protected

string|null

The layout path to build the view with.
$_name protected

string|null

The view variables to use
$_options protected

array<string, mixed>

Additional options used when constructing the view.
$_plugin protected

string|null

The plugin name to use.
$_template protected

string|null

The template file to render.
$_templatePath protected

string|null

The subdirectory to the template.
$_theme protected

string|null

The theme name to use.
$_vars protected

array<string, mixed>

View vars

Method Summary

__serialize() public

Magic method used for serializing the view builder object.
__unserialize() public

Magic method used to rebuild the view builder object.
_checkViewVars() protected

Iterates through hash to clean up and normalize.
addHelper() public

Adds a helper to use.
addHelpers() public

Adds helpers to use by merging with existing ones.
build() public

Using the data in the builder, create a view instance.
createFromArray() public

Configures a view builder instance from serialized config.
disableAutoLayout() public

Turns off CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files.
enableAutoLayout() public

Turns on or off CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files. On by default. Setting to off means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.
getClassName() public

Gets the view classname.
getHelpers() public

Gets the helpers to use.
getLayout() public

Gets the name of the layout file to render the view inside of.
getLayoutPath() public

Gets path for layout files.
getName() public

Gets the view name.
getOption() public

Get view option.
getOptions() public

Gets additional options for the view.
getPlugin() public

Gets the plugin name to use.
getTemplate() public

Gets the name of the view file to render. The name specified is the filename in templates/<SubFolder>/ without the .php extension.
getTemplatePath() public

Gets path for template files.
getTheme() public

Gets the view theme to use.
getVar() public

Get view var
getVars() public

Get all view vars.
hasVar() public

Check if view var is set.
isAutoLayoutEnabled() public

Returns if CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files is enabled. Disabled means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.
jsonSerialize() public

Serializes the view builder object to a value that can be natively serialized and re-used to clone this builder instance.
serialize() public

Serializes the view builder object.
setClassName() public

Sets the view classname.
setHelpers() public

Sets the helpers to use.
setLayout() public

Sets the name of the layout file to render the view inside of. The name specified is the filename of the layout in templates/layout/ without the .php extension.
setLayoutPath() public

Sets path for layout files.
setName() public

Sets the view name.
setOption() public

Set view option.
setOptions() public

Sets additional options for the view.
setPlugin() public

Sets the plugin name to use.
setTemplate() public

Sets the name of the view file to render. The name specified is the filename in templates/<SubFolder>/ without the .php extension.
setTemplatePath() public

Sets path for template files.
setTheme() public

Sets the view theme to use.
setVar() public

Saves a variable for use inside a template.
setVars() public

Saves view vars for use inside templates.
unserialize() public

Unserializes the view builder object.

Method Detail

__serialize() public

__serialize(): array

Magic method used for serializing the view builder object.

Returns

array

__unserialize() public

__unserialize(array<string, mixed> $data): void

Magic method used to rebuild the view builder object.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $data: Data array.

Returns

void

_checkViewVars() protected

_checkViewVars(mixed $item, string $key): void

Iterates through hash to clean up and normalize.

Parameters

mixed $item: Reference to the view var value.
string $key: View var key.

Returns

void

Throws

RuntimeException

addHelper() public

addHelper(string $helper, array<string, mixed> $options = []): $this

Adds a helper to use.

Parameters

string $helper: Helper to use.
array<string, mixed> $options optional: Options.

Returns

$this

addHelpers() public

addHelpers(array $helpers): $this

Adds helpers to use by merging with existing ones.

Parameters

array $helpers: Helpers to use.

Returns

$this

build() public

build(array<string, mixed> $vars = [], Cake\Http\ServerRequest|null $request = null, Cake\Http\Response|null $response = null, Cake\Event\EventManagerInterface|null $events = null): Cake\View\View

Using the data in the builder, create a view instance.

If className() is null, App\View\AppView will be used. If that class does not exist, then {@link \Cake\View\View} will be used.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $vars optional: The view variables/context to use.
Cake\Http\ServerRequest|null $request optional: The request to use.
Cake\Http\Response|null $response optional: The response to use.
Cake\Event\EventManagerInterface|null $events optional: The event manager to use.

Returns

Cake\View\View

Throws

Cake\View\Exception\MissingViewException

createFromArray() public

createFromArray(array<string, mixed> $config): $this

Configures a view builder instance from serialized config.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $config: View builder configuration array.

Returns

$this

disableAutoLayout() public

disableAutoLayout(): $this

Turns off CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files.

Setting to off means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.

Returns

$this

enableAutoLayout() public

enableAutoLayout(bool $enable = true): $this

Turns on or off CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files. On by default. Setting to off means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.

Parameters

bool $enable optional: Boolean to turn on/off.

Returns

$this

getClassName() public

getClassName(): string|null

Gets the view classname.

Returns

string|null

getHelpers() public

getHelpers(): array

Gets the helpers to use.

Returns

array

getLayout() public

getLayout(): string|null

Gets the name of the layout file to render the view inside of.

Returns

string|null

getLayoutPath() public

getLayoutPath(): string|null

Gets path for layout files.

Returns

string|null

getName() public

getName(): string|null

Gets the view name.

Returns

string|null

getOption() public

getOption(string $name): mixed

Get view option.

Parameters

string $name: The name of the option.

Returns

mixed

getOptions() public

getOptions(): array<string, mixed>

Gets additional options for the view.

Returns

array<string, mixed>

getPlugin() public

getPlugin(): string|null

Gets the plugin name to use.

Returns

string|null

getTemplate() public

getTemplate(): string|null

Gets the name of the view file to render. The name specified is the filename in templates/<SubFolder>/ without the .php extension.

Returns

string|null

getTemplatePath() public

getTemplatePath(): string|null

Gets path for template files.

Returns

string|null

getTheme() public

getTheme(): string|null

Gets the view theme to use.

Returns

string|null

getVar() public

getVar(string $name): mixed

Get view var

Parameters

string $name: Var name

Returns

mixed

getVars() public

getVars(): array<string, mixed>

Get all view vars.

Returns

array<string, mixed>

hasVar() public

hasVar(string $name): bool

Check if view var is set.

Parameters

string $name: Var name

Returns

bool

isAutoLayoutEnabled() public

isAutoLayoutEnabled(): bool

Returns if CakePHP's conventional mode of applying layout files is enabled. Disabled means that layouts will not be automatically applied to rendered views.

Returns

bool

jsonSerialize() public

jsonSerialize(): array

Serializes the view builder object to a value that can be natively serialized and re-used to clone this builder instance.

There are limitations for viewVars that are good to know:

ORM\Query executed and stored as resultset
SimpleXMLElements stored as associative array
Exceptions stored as strings
Resources, \Closure and \PDO are not supported.

Returns

array

serialize() public

serialize(): string

Serializes the view builder object.

Returns

string

setClassName() public

setClassName(string|null $name): $this

Sets the view classname.

Accepts either a short name (Ajax) a plugin name (MyPlugin.Ajax) or a fully namespaced name (App\View\AppView) or null to use the View class provided by CakePHP.

Parameters

string|null $name: The class name for the view.

Returns

$this

setHelpers() public

setHelpers(array $helpers, bool $merge = true): $this

Sets the helpers to use.

Parameters

array $helpers: Helpers to use.
bool $merge optional: Whether to merge existing data with the new data.

Returns

$this

setLayout() public

setLayout(string|null $name): $this

Sets the name of the layout file to render the view inside of. The name specified is the filename of the layout in templates/layout/ without the .php extension.

Parameters

string|null $name: Layout file name to set.

Returns

$this

setLayoutPath() public

setLayoutPath(string|null $path): $this

Sets path for layout files.

Parameters

string|null $path: Path for layout files.

Returns

$this

setName() public

setName(string|null $name): $this

Sets the view name.

Parameters

string|null $name: The name of the view, or null to remove the current name.

Returns

$this

setOption() public

setOption(string $name, mixed $value): $this

Set view option.

Parameters

string $name: The name of the option.
mixed $value: Value to set.

Returns

$this

setOptions() public

setOptions(array<string, mixed> $options, bool $merge = true): $this

Sets additional options for the view.

This lets you provide custom constructor arguments to application/plugin view classes.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $options: An array of options.
bool $merge optional: Whether to merge existing data with the new data.

Returns

$this

setPlugin() public

setPlugin(string|null $name): $this

Sets the plugin name to use.

Parameters

string|null $name: Plugin name. Use null to remove the current plugin name.

Returns

$this

setTemplate() public

setTemplate(string|null $name): $this

Sets the name of the view file to render. The name specified is the filename in templates/<SubFolder>/ without the .php extension.

Parameters

string|null $name: View file name to set, or null to remove the template name.

Returns

$this

setTemplatePath() public

setTemplatePath(string|null $path): $this

Sets path for template files.

Parameters

string|null $path: Path for view files.

Returns

$this

setTheme() public

setTheme(string|null $theme): $this

Sets the view theme to use.

Parameters

string|null $theme: Theme name. Use null to remove the current theme.

Returns

$this

setVar() public

setVar(string $name, mixed $value = null): $this

Saves a variable for use inside a template.

Parameters

string $name: A string or an array of data.
mixed $value optional: Value.

Returns

$this

setVars() public

setVars(array<string, mixed> $data, bool $merge = true): $this

Saves view vars for use inside templates.

Parameters

array<string, mixed> $data: Array of data.
bool $merge optional: Whether to merge with existing vars, default true.

Returns

$this

unserialize() public

unserialize(string $data): void

Unserializes the view builder object.

Parameters

string $data: Serialized string.

Returns

void

Property Detail

`$_autoLayout` protected

Whether autoLayout should be enabled.

Type

bool

`$_className` protected

The view class name to use. Can either use plugin notation, a short name or a fully namespaced classname.

Type

string|null

`$_helpers` protected

The helpers to use

Type

array

`$_layout` protected

The layout name to render.

Type

string|null

`$_layoutPath` protected

The layout path to build the view with.

Type

string|null

`$_name` protected

The view variables to use

Type

string|null

`$_options` protected

Additional options used when constructing the view.

These options array lets you provide custom constructor arguments to application/plugin view classes.

Type

array<string, mixed>

`$_plugin` protected

The plugin name to use.

Type

string|null

`$_template` protected

The template file to render.

Type

string|null

`$_templatePath` protected

The subdirectory to the template.

Type

string|null

`$_theme` protected

The theme name to use.

Type

string|null

`$_vars` protected

View vars

Type

array<string, mixed>

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