Zend Framework addaction with success or failure message - zend-framework

Question

public function addAction()
{
$form = new ApplicationForm();
$this->view->form = $form;
if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
$formData = $this->getRequest()->getPost();
if ($form->isValid($formData)) {
$name = $form->getvalue('name');
$class = $form->getvalue('class');
$file = new Application_Model_DbTable_Records();
$file->addRecord($name,$class);
$this->_helper->redirector('index');
}
}
}
Above addAction controller part, here when i am clicking AddAction my form is waiting for user inputs when i click submit my inputs recorded in database.
Now my question is i want add some message after the submit form data whether it success or failure.
Could you please help me on this ?
Many Thanks,
viswa

Answer 1

The docs for the action-helper describe an example. But standard usage goes something like this:
After you add the record, before you redirect, set the desired message in your controller:
public function addAction()
{
$form = new ApplicationForm();
$this->view->form = $form;
if ($this->getRequest()->isPost()) {
$formData = $this->getRequest()->getPost();
if ($form->isValid($formData)) {
$name = $form->getValue('name');
$class = $form->getValue('class');
$file = new Application_Model_DbTable_Records();
$file->addRecord($name,$class);
// Add the message here
$this->_helper->getHelper('FlashMessenger')->addMessage('Record added');
$this->_helper->redirector('index');
}
}
}
Then in your indexAction - the controller to which you are redirecting after successful record addition - get the messages and add them to your view:
public function indexAction()
{
// All your existing processing
// Blah, blah..
// Get the messages from the FlashMessenger
$messenger = $this->_helper->getHelper('FlashMessenger');
$messages = $messenger->hasMessages() ? $messenger->getMessages() : [];
// Add the messages into the view
$this->view->messages = $messages;
}
Finally, somewhere in the index view-script where you want the messages to appear, check for the messages and render, something like:
<?php if ($this->messages): ?>
<div id="refresh-messages">
<ul>
<?php foreach ($this->messages as $message): ?>
<li><?= $message ?></li>
<?php endforeach ?>
</ul>
</div>
<?php endif ?>
The wrapping div is just to assist with styling by providing a DOM element id to which you can target your CSS.
Disclaimer: Not tested directly, just coding from memory.