Yii2 Pass Dynamic Model to View - php

Question

I have a Create Payslip page and I want to pass a dynamic model since this page/view requires more than one earning items.
My actionCreateNew in my controller:
$session = Yii::$app->session;
$model = new Payslip();
$model->user_id = $id;
$model1 = new EarningDetails();
$model2 = new DeductionDetails();
$items = PayrollItems::find()->where(['store_id' => $id])->andwhere(['active' => 1])->andwhere(['payroll_type' => 'Earnings'])->all();
$count = count($items);
for($i = 1; $i <= $count; $i++){
$earning[$i] = new EarningDetails();
$earning[$i]->earning_item_id = $items[$i];
}
and here's my return statement in the same action controller:
return $this->render('create', [
'model' => $model,
'model1' => $model1,
'model2' => $model2,
'items' => $items,
]);
and in my view:
<?php
$earnings = PayrollItems::find()->where(['store_id' => $session['store_id']])->orwhere(['store_id' => null])->where(['payroll_type' => 'Earnings'])->all();
//$earningslistData = ArrayHelper::map($earnings,'payroll_items_id', 'payroll_name');
$earningslistData = ArrayHelper::map($earnings,'payroll_items_id',function($items, $defaultValue) {
return $items->payroll_name;
});
for($i = 1; $i <= $count; $i++) {
echo $form->field($earning[$i], 'earning_item_id')->widget(Select2::classname(), [
'data' => $earningslistData,
'options' => ['placeholder' => 'Select an Earning ', 'id' => 'earning_item'],
'pluginOptions' => [
'allowClear' => true
],
]);
}
?>
Problem is, how do I return a dynamic model? So I could use it in my view. In my return statement above, there's no $earning since it's a dynamic model and I don't know to return it.
If you have any other implementation about dynamic models, please pleas let me know.

Answer 1

You're halfway there.
First off, there is no Dynamic Model in your snippet, just an array of models. A Dynamic Model is an actual thing in Yii.
Now, if you want the $earning array you created in the controller to be available in the view, just add an entry to the array in the call to render():
return $this->render('create', [
'model' => $model,
'model1' => $model1,
'model2' => $model2,
'items' => $items,
'earning' => $earning,
]);
You may also want to move the definition of $earningslistData to the controller and pass it to the view in the same manner.