When I try to call block method in controller it returns me null value but when I run same block method in view(.phtml) it returns right value.
I'm trying to get number of posts in controller so I can add rel prev and rel next in header. Since I cannot edit header from block i need this data in controller.
Is this possible, can i pass data from block to controller? By calling getPosts function in view i'm getting all posts. I want to do same think but in controllers because i need to edit header of page.
Here is Block class:
<?php /** * @category Fishpig * @package Fishpig_Wordpress * @license http://fishpig.co.uk/license.txt * @author Ben Tideswell <[email protected]> */ class Fishpig_Wordpress_Block_Post_List extends Fishpig_Wordpress_Block_Post_Abstract { /** * Renderer and template information for post types * * @var array */ protected $_postTypeTemplates = array( 'post' => 'wordpress/post/list/renderer/default.phtml', ); /** * Cache for post collection * * @var Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Resource_Post_Collection */ protected $_postCollection = null; /** * Returns the collection of posts * * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Mysql4_Post_Collection */ public function getPosts() { return $this->_getPostCollection(); } /** * Returns the collection of posts * * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Mysql4_Post_Collection */ public function getPostsHomepage() { return $this->_getPostCollectionHomepage(); } /** * Generates and returns the collection of posts * * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Mysql4_Post_Collection */ protected function _getPostCollection() { if (is_null($this->_postCollection) && $this->getWrapperBlock()) { $this->_postCollection = $this->getWrapperBlock()->getPostCollection(); if ($this->getPagerBlock() && $this->_postCollection) { $this->getPagerBlock()->setCollection($this->_postCollection); } } var_dump(count($this->_postCollection));die(); return $this->_postCollection; } /** * Generates and returns the collection of posts * * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Mysql4_Post_Collection */ protected function _getPostCollectionHomepage() { if (is_null($this->_postCollection) && $this->getWrapperBlock()) { $this->_postCollection = $this->getWrapperBlock()->getPostCollection()->addCategoryAndPostIdFilter(array(), array(2, 80, 75, 1, 12, 79)); if ($this->getPagerBlock() && $this->_postCollection) { $this->getPagerBlock()->setCollection($this->_postCollection); } } return $this->_postCollection; } /** * Sets the parent block of this block * This block can be used to auto generate the post list * * @param Fishpig_Wordpress_Block_Post_List_Wrapper_Abstract $wrapper * @return $this */ public function setWrapperBlock(Fishpig_Wordpress_Block_Post_List_Wrapper_Abstract $wrapper) { return $this->setData('wrapper_block', $wrapper); } /** * Get the pager block * If the block isn't set in the layout XML, it will be created and will use the default template * * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Post_List_Pager */ public function getPagerBlock() { if (!$this->hasPagerBlock()) { $this->setPagerBlock(false); if ($pager = $this->getChild('pager')) { $this->setPagerBlock( $pager->setPostListBlock($this) ); } } return $this->_getData('pager_block'); } /** * Get the HTML for the pager block * * @return string */ public function getPagerHtml() { return $this->getChildHtml('pager'); } /** * Retrieve the correct renderer and template for $post * * @param Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Post_Abstract $post * @return Fishpig_Wordpress_Block_Post_List_Renderer */ public function getPostRenderer(Fishpig_Wordpress_Model_Post_Abstract $post) { if (!$this->hasPostRenderer()) { $this->setPostRenderer( $this->getLayout()->createBlock('wordpress/post_list_renderer') ->setParentBlock($this) ->setExcerptSize($this->getExcerptSize()) ); } return $this->_getData('post_renderer') ->setPost($post) ->setTemplate( $post->getPostListTemplate() ? $post->getPostListTemplate() : 'wordpress/post/list/renderer/default.phtml' ); } /** * Ensure that the post list handle is set (adds the pager) * * @return $this */ protected function _prepareLayout() { $this->getLayout() ->getUpdate() ->addHandle('wordpress_post_list'); return parent::_prepareLayout(); } /** * Ensure a valid template is set * * @return $this */ protected function _beforeToHtml() { if (!$this->getTemplate()) { $this->setTemplate('wordpress/post/list.phtml'); } return parent::_beforeToHtml(); } } 
