You should return a json encoded text in your controller. The view layer is skipped. Then let the javascript insert the list elements by manipulating the DOM.
cheers Massimiliano On 27 Apr, 16:37, Tofuwarrior <p...@clearintent.co.uk> wrote: > Ho Both, > > Thanks for your thoughts on this. > > If you can spare the time, I have one further question about this > > I am currently returning the <ul> that the tree menu function needs > from the action which calls a fetchTree function which is currently in > the model. This was just for development purposes and I can see I > shouoldn't be writing html in the model - I need to put it in the > appropriate place. The function grabs the child folders and child > files for the given parent and then writes the <ul> on this basis. > > What is the best way to separate this out in symfony - do I need to > use a helper for this, maybe a partial? ( I don't yet fully understand > these and when they should be used. ) and then pass the child folders > and files to this which can output the html that is returned to the > ajax function ? > > My assumption is that I should grab the child objects in the action by > calling peer methods, assign them as variables and then call something > that will take these values and output the <ul> which is then returned > by the action to the ajax. > > Thanks, > > Paul > > -- > If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send it to > security at symfony-project.com > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "symfony users" group. > To post to this group, send email to symfony-users@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > symfony-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en -- If you want to report a vulnerability issue on symfony, please send it to security at symfony-project.com You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "symfony users" group. To post to this group, send email to symfony-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to symfony-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-users?hl=en
