14 replies to this topic

[davidoster]

I was trying to pass some extra values of data on grocery crud view when I came up with the following solution.
It's simple, fast and would be great if the core developer of grocery crud could implement it.
FYI: I am using the current latest version of grocery crud 1.3.2.

Normally we would write this:

$output = $this->grocery_crud->render();
$this->load->view('template.php',$output);

I propose this(after the changes):

$output = $this->grocery_crud->render($extra);
$this->load->view('template.php',$output);

In order to make it happen:
(file: application/libraries/grocery_crud.php)
Step 1 : function render (line:~3822)

public function render($extra = null)
{
...

return $this->get_layout($extra);
}

Step 2 : function get_layout (line:~1825)

protected function get_layout($extra = null)
{
...
if($this->echo_and_die === false)
{
return (object)array('output' => $this->views_as_string, 'js_files' => $js_files, 'css_files' => $css_files, 'extra' => $extra);
}
...
}

And from now on you will be able to pass data to any grocery crud view!!!

Edited by David Olive Tree Oster, 09 November 2012 - 05:51 PM.

[jgalak]

This worked great.  Please, please, please incorporate it (or something like it) into the official version.

[sachin vairagi]

thank you very much davidoster, it is really much helpfull.

[silva96]

I would suggest what I do always with views, Use a template with header, content, footer. (after the theory I'll explain how to use it with grocery crud)

 

first: The template: (template.php)

 

<?php
$this->load->view('includes/header');
$this->load->view($content_view);
$this->load->view('includes/footer');

 

With this, we have a standard template.

 

To load a view, use this code:

 

class Users enxtends CI_Controller {
//any controller...
  public function login(){ //any function...
    $data['content_view']='users/login';
    $this->load->view('template',$data);

  }

This way, you are loading a view within a template, passing extra data to the template (second parameter $data).

 

With this logic, you don't need to change grocery-crud's core, try this instead:

 

Header: include crud's styles and javascripts. (includes/header.php)

 

<?php 
if(isset($css_files)){
      foreach($css_files as $style){
          echo '<link href="'.$style.'" rel="stylesheet"/>';
      }
}
if(isset($js_files)){
      foreach($js_files as $script){
          echo '<script src="'.$script.'" type="text/javascript"></script>';
      }
}

 

crud_content_view: echo the output (crud_content_view.php)

 

<?php echo $output;?>

 

Controller/function (crud_controller.php)

 

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$output=$crud->render(); //$output is an object with attributes: js_files,css_files,output
$output->content_view='crud_content_view'; //we add a new attribute called content_view
//because our template loads the view content_view for the content.
//if we want to pass data, try this.
$data=array();
$data['variable1']='variable_value';
$data['variable2']=12;
$data['variable3']=array('subvariable1'=>'value1-1','subariable2'=>'value1-2');
//etc, then assign data to output.
$output->data=$data;
$this->load->view('template',$output);

 

Then to access data in the view try this: (in crud_content_view.php)

 

echo $data['variable1'];
echo $data['variable2'];
foreach($data['variable3'] as $var3){
 echo $var3;
}

 

This is good practice from codeigniter's manual, try to not alter the crud library core.

 

Regards

[abhishek]

I used the code but dint work out.

 

 

http://www.grocerycr...a-data-to-view/

[abhishek]

I have used a different approach, just copied the set_subject function and it is working fine, so i want to share it with you.

 

Go to grocery crud Library and follow these simple steps:

 

Step1. Declare         

protected $extra = null;

 

Step2.Create function

public function set_extra($extra)
    {        
        $this->extra = $extra;
        return $this;
    }

Step 3.Add this into protected function get_common_data()

$data->extra                 = $this->extra;

 

and now You can pass Value in your controller like

$crud->set_extra('Value');

 

Now you can use  $extra in your view

[Kangz]

I would suggest what I do always with views, Use a template with header, content, footer. (after the theory I'll explain how to use it with grocery crud)

 

first: The template: (template.php)

<?php
$this->load->view('includes/header');
$this->load->view($content_view);
$this->load->view('includes/footer');

With this, we have a standard template.

 

To load a view, use this code:

class Users enxtends CI_Controller {
//any controller...
  public function login(){ //any function...
    $data['content_view']='users/login';
    $this->load->view('template',$data);

  }

This way, you are loading a view within a template, passing extra data to the template (second parameter $data).

 

With this logic, you don't need to change grocery-crud's core, try this instead:

 

Header: include crud's styles and javascripts. (includes/header.php)

<?php 
if(isset($css_files)){
      foreach($css_files as $style){
          echo '<link href="'.$style.'" rel="stylesheet"/>';
      }
}
if(isset($js_files)){
      foreach($js_files as $script){
          echo '<script src="'.$script.'" type="text/javascript"></script>';
      }
}

crud_content_view: echo the output (crud_content_view.php)

<?php echo $output;?>

Controller/function (crud_controller.php)

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$output=$crud->render(); //$output is an object with attributes: js_files,css_files,output
$output->content_view='crud_content_view'; //we add a new attribute called content_view
//because our template loads the view content_view for the content.
//if we want to pass data, try this.
$data=array();
$data['variable1']='variable_value';
$data['variable2']=12;
$data['variable3']=array('subvariable1'=>'value1-1','subariable2'=>'value1-2');
//etc, then assign data to output.
$output->data=$data;
$this->load->view('template',$output);

Then to access data in the view try this: (in crud_content_view.php)

echo $data['variable1'];
echo $data['variable2'];
foreach($data['variable3'] as $var3){
 echo $var3;
}

This is good practice from codeigniter's manual, try to not alter the crud library core.

 

Regards

 

Thank you silva96. you saved my life on this one especially passing the extra variables to the view. Been having problems all week, until i saw this.

 

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[Nitin Thokare]

I have used a different approach, just copied the set_subject function and it is working fine, so i want to share it with you.

 

Go to grocery crud Library and follow these simple steps:

 

Step1. Declare         

protected $extra = null;

 

Step2.Create function

public function set_extra($extra)
    {        
        $this->extra = $extra;
        return $this;
    }

Step 3.Add this into protected function get_common_data()

$data->extra                 = $this->extra;

 

and now You can pass Value in your controller like

$crud->set_extra('Value');

 

Now you can use  $extra in your view

 

I tried this (followed all steps as mentioned), but I'm getting Null when checking $extra variable in view..

What could be the problem??

 

I think.. It's because, $data is not passed to any of the views (create/read/update/delete)...

(none of the variables from $data is found to be defined on view page)

 

I think better way is to set variable in $output itself after render as follows (mentioned by silva96):

 

$output = $crud->render();

$output->extra = $extra_contents;

[sourov08]

I was trying to Paas GC and some extra data into view via array  when I came up with the following solution.

This is controller :

            $crud = new grocery_CRUD();
            $crud->set_table('tickets');
            $crud->set_subject('Order');            
            $output = $crud->render();

                $data = array(
                    'title' => "Unsolved Tickets ! ",                          
                    'page_heading' => "Unsolved tickets ! ",                          
                    'output'      =>  $output,
                );      
        
            $this->load->view('example',$data);  

and this view file :     
            <?php  
            foreach($output->css_files as $file): ?>
                <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="<?php echo $file; ?>" />
            <?php endforeach; ?>


            <?php foreach($output->js_files as $file):  ?>
                <script src="<?php echo $file; ?>"></script>
            <?php endforeach; ?>

                        <?php echo $output->output;   ?>
 

 

[sparklet]

Thank you Nitin, your solution worked perfectly for me.

 

In my controller I added the following:

        $output = $crud->render();
        
        $state = $crud->getState();
        if ($state=='list') { 
          $output->extra = '<h3>Please add an item to the list</h3>';
        }
        elseif ($state=='edit' || $state=='add') {
          $output->extra = '<h3>Make sure to write some serious stuff in here</h3>';
        }
        elseif ($state=='success') {
          $output->extra = '<h3>Thank you for your participation</h3>';
        }
        else {
          $output->extra = '';
        }
     
        $this->_example_output($output);  

So in my view file I could use the variable $extra:

<!-- Beginning header -->
     <div>
        <h2>Welcome to my survey</h2>
        <?php echo $extra; ?>  
     </div>
     <div style='height:20px;'>&nbsp;</div>
<!-- End of header-->

     <div>
       <?php echo $output; ?>
     </div>

<!-- Beginning footer -->
   ....

[rostamiani]

This approach is so simple without any modification:

 

$output = $crud->render();
$Value = array("Value" => 2);

$output = array_merge( (array)$output, $Value);

$this->load->view('myView',$output);

 

Goodluck

[mp3man]

These things didn't work for me, but I've found a way to work perfectly. My main idea is that the main edit.php grocery customized view, includes some extra data. This is passed as a $extra associative array, and it work as follows:

 

(You need to modify native grocery library)

 

Grocery_CRUD_Layout class:

/* New property */
/** @var array New by DRC: Associative array to set extra variables to pass to final grocery view (i.e. edit.php) */
protected $extra_variables          = array();

Grocery_CRUC_Layout modify methods showAddForm(), showEditForm() and showReadForm(), adding next lines just before call to

/* NEW IF */
if(!empty($this->extra_variables))
    $data['extra'] = $this->extra_variables;

$this->_theme_view(...)

Grocery_CRUD main class, add next methods:

 

public function set_extra_variable(string $varName, $value) {
    $this->extra_variables[$varName] = $value;
    }
public function set_extra_variables(array $vars) {
    $this->extra_variables = $vars;
}
public function get_extra_variables() {
    return $this->extra_variables;
}
public function get_extra_variable($var) {
    if(in_array($var, $this->extra_variables))
        return $this->extra_variables[$var];
    return null;
}

Now on your working controller, the way to use these new funcionality is just the next:

$crud->set_extra_variable('user_id', $userId); //This sets in $extra view the key 'user_id' with it's value

Finally, inside final grocery theme view, like "edit.php" you can call

$extra['user_id'] //to get the value of $userId

[Avinesh]

Thanks davidoster, this works for me

I was trying to pass some extra values of data on grocery crud view when I came up with the following solution.
It's simple, fast and would be great if the core developer of grocery crud could implement it.
FYI: I am using the current latest version of grocery crud 1.3.2.

Normally we would write this:

$output = $this->grocery_crud->render();
$this->load->view('template.php',$output);

I propose this(after the changes):

$output = $this->grocery_crud->render($extra);
$this->load->view('template.php',$output);

In order to make it happen:
(file: application/libraries/grocery_crud.php)
Step 1 : function render (line:~3822)

public function render($extra = null)
{
...

return $this->get_layout($extra);
}

Step 2 : function get_layout (line:~1825)

protected function get_layout($extra = null)
{
...
if($this->echo_and_die === false)
{
return (object)array('output' => $this->views_as_string, 'js_files' => $js_files, 'css_files' => $css_files, 'extra' => $extra);
}
...
}

And from now on you will be able to pass data to any grocery crud view!!!

 

[daniilmedved]

Thank you so much davidoster, it is really much helpfull for me

 

 

thank you dgcustomerfirst.blog

Edited by daniilmedved, 23 December 2021 - 11:57 AM.

[daniilmedved]

Goodluck from dg