Zend_Layout allows you to use any class implementing
Zend_View_Interface or extending
Zend_View_Abstract for rendering your layout script.
Simply pass in your custom view object as a parameter to the
constructor/startMvc(), or set it using the
setView() accessor:
<?php
$view = new My_Custom_View();
$layout->setView($view);
Not all Zend_View implementations are equal
While Zend_Layout allows you to use any class
implementing Zend_View_Interface, you may run into
issues if they can not utilize the various
Zend_View helpers, particularly the layout and
placeholder
helpers. This is because Zend_Layout makes
variables set in the object available via itself and
placeholders.
If you need to use a custom Zend_View
implementation that does not support these helpers, you will
need to find a way to get the layout variables to the view. This
can be done by either extending the Zend_Layout
object and altering the render() method to pass
variables to the view, or creating your own plugin class that
passes them prior to rendering the layout.
Alternately, if your view implementation supports any sort of plugin capability, you can access the variables via the 'Zend_Layout' placeholder, using the placeholder helper:
<?php
$placeholders = new Zend_View_Helper_Placeholder();
$layoutVars = $placeholders->placeholder('Zend_Layout')->getArrayCopy();