In Yii, pass PHP variables to JavaScript

Question

In my JavaScript (using jQuery) there are a whole set of PHP variables to which I need access. While I\'ve got it working by just producing the JavaScript file as a view, an

Answer 1

There's nothing inherently wrong or inelegant with your approach, and yes assets are static content (JS, CSS, etc) -- unrelated to the issue.

Fundamentally you can only expose the value of a PHP variable in JS by writing it as part of PHP code. If you will only need this value in a limited scope then you could just write it as an inline constant (which is what e.g. some widgets do). If you need it to be available throughout your JS code the only option is to produce JS code like you do now.

It's not strictly necessary to make a new partial view for your PHP-to-JS variables, but it's also not a bad idea. If you are happy with it, by all means use it.