How to disable layout and view renderer in ZF2?

Question

How can i disable layout and view renderer in Zend Framework 2.x? I read documentation and can\'t get any answers looking in google i found answer to Zend 1.x and it\'s

Answer 1

Just use setTerminal(true) in your controller to disable layout.

This behaviour documented here: Zend View Quick Start :: Dealing With Layouts

Example:

setVariables(array('key' => 'value'))
              ->setTerminal(true);

    return $viewModel;
    }
}

If you want to send JSON response instead of rendering a .phtml file, try to use JsonRenderer:

Add this line to the top of the class:

use Zend\View\Model\JsonModel;

and here an action example which returns JSON:

public function jsonAction()
{
    $data = ['Foo' => 'Bar', 'Baz' => 'Test'];
    return new JsonModel($data);
}

EDIT:

Don't forget to add ViewJsonStrategy to your module.config.php file to allow controllers to return JSON. Thanks @Remi!

'view_manager' => [
    'strategies' => [
        'ViewJsonStrategy'
    ],
],