zend framework2 - Calling a method in model from layout in Zendframework 2 -

i try in zendframework 2 call method in model form layout show user specific things. have tried in module.php in init , onbootstrap , tried declare variables available in layout.phtml, failed , have not found usefull.

you'd typically use view helper proxy model this

create view helper in application, eg.,

<?php namespace application\view\helper;  use zend\view\helper\abstracthelper;  class mymodelhelper extends abstracthelper {     protected $model;      public function __construct($model)     {          $this->model = $model;     }      public function mycoolmodelmethod()     {         return $this->model->method();     } } 

you make available registering framework in module.php file using getviewhelperconfig() method , anomyous function factory compose helper, , inject model it's expecting

<?php namespace application; class module {     public function getviewhelperconfig()     {         return array(             'factories' => array(                  'mymodelhelper' => function($sm) {                       // either create new instance of model                       $model = new \fqcn\to\model();                       // or, if model in servicemanager, fetch there                       //$model = $sm->getservicelocator()->get('modelservice')                       // create new instance of helper, injecting model uses                       $helper = new \application\view\helper\mymodelhelper($model);                       return $helper;                  },              ),         );     } } 

finally, in view (any view), can call helper, in turn calls models methods

 // view.phtml  <?php echo $this->mymodelhelper()->mycoolmodelmethod(); ?>