Set layout variables for use by the (404) error pages in ZF2

Question

At present I set a couple of variables to be used by the app\'s overall layout.phtml, using the onDispatch method of a BaseController, which all my other controllers extend:

Answer 1

(Necro)

When using onDispatch in a Controller, remember to return the parent with the event and all:

public function onDispatch(MvcEvent $e)
{
    // Your code
    return parent::onDispatch($e);
}

Otherwise, the logic on your Actions in that Controller will be ignored.