Zend Framework - need to access a GET parameter from a view

Question

I am using the Zend framework and what I need is to construct a url in my view. Normally in regular php code I\'d just grab the GET Variable by using the global $_GET. However w

Answer 1

To access a request variable direct in the view you could do:

Zend_Controller_Front::getInstance()->getRequest()->getParam('key');

But as others have said, this is not a good idea. It may be easier, but consider other options:

• set the view variable in the controller
• write a view helper that pulls the variable from the request object