Yii set default options for a custom CGridView - php

Question

Using PHP framework Yii. As you know, default CGridView table CSS class is items. Well I want to change this value. I know it's possible for one specific widget. Like this:
<?php $this->widget('zii.widgets.grid.CGridView', array(
'id'=>'user-grid',
'dataProvider'=>$model->search(),
'columns'=>array(),
'itemsCssClass'=>'gridtablecss',
)); ?>
But how to do this for whole Yii application? I mean make default some another class not items

Answer 1

If you only want to set some static parameters for each widget then you don't need to extend the class. You can also use Yii's widgetFactory component. You can configure it in your main.php configuration file.
'components' => array(
// ...
// Default properties for some widgets
'widgetFactory' => array(
'widgets' => array(
'CGridView' => array(
'itemsCssClass' => 'gridtablecss'
),
),
),
),

Answer 2

Create another php file in your extensions folder, and name it MyGridView.php:
<?php
Yii::import('zii.widgets.grid.CGridView');
class MyGridView extends CGridView {
public function init() {
// Set default CSS class
$this->itemsCssClass = 'gridtablecss';
// Other modifications, i.e.: Increase page size
if ($this->dataProvider !== null)
$this->dataProvider->pagination->pageSize = 999999;
parent::init();
}
}
Now instead of using CGridView, you use your new CGridView like this:
<?php $this->widget('MyGridView', array(
Make sure your main.php config file is importing extensions:
'import' => array(
'application.extensions.*',
...
),
You can also extend CListView (and other similar core Yii classes) the same way.