How to render a block in a controller?

dmitrii_fediuk · March 5, 2016, 12:01am

Example 1

magento/magento2/blob/cf7df72/app/code/Magento/Backend/Controller/Adminhtml/Dashboard/CustomersNewest.php#L11-L23


/**
 * Gets latest customers list
 *
 * @return \Magento\Framework\Controller\Result\Raw
 */
public function execute()
{
    $output = $this->layoutFactory->create()
        ->createBlock('Magento\Backend\Block\Dashboard\Tab\Customers\Newest')
        ->toHtml();
    $resultRaw = $this->resultRawFactory->create();
    return $resultRaw->setContents($output);
}

Example 2

github.com

magento/magento2/blob/cf7df72/app/code/Magento/Braintree/Controller/PayPal/SaveShippingMethod.php#L24-L32


if ($isAjax) {
    /** @var \Magento\Framework\View\Result\Page $response */
    $response = $this->resultFactory->create(ResultFactory::TYPE_PAGE);
    $layout = $response->addHandle('paypal_express_review_details')->getLayout();


    $response = $layout->getBlock('page.block')->toHtml();
    $this->getResponse()->setBody($response);
    return;
}

Example 3

github.com

magento/magento2/blob/cf7df72/app/code/Magento/Checkout/Controller/Onepage.php#L236-L251


/**
 * Get progress html checkout step
 *
 * @param string $checkoutStep
 * @return mixed
 */
protected function getProgressHtml($checkoutStep = '')
{
    $layout = $this->layoutFactory->create();
    $layout->getUpdate()->load(['checkout_onepage_progress']);
    $layout->generateXml();
    $layout->generateElements();


    $block = $layout->getBlock('progress')->setAttribute('next_step', $checkoutStep);
    return $block->toHtml();
}