Sending variables to the layout in Zend Framework

Question

In my project I have a number of dynamic elements that are consistently on every page. I have put these in my layout.phtml

My question is: How can I send variables i

Answer 1

Well i guess you can have another solution by creating view helper.. create a file in application/views/helper and name it what ever you want abc.php then put the following code over there.

class Zend_View_helper_abc {

    static public function abc() {
        $html = 'YOUR HTML';
        return $html;
    }
}

So you can use this helper in layout like..

abc() ?>