This video covers how to setup and user Zend View Helpers. I also cover how state is managed within the class. Next week I'll show you how you can use this technique with a bit of AJAX to make those View Helpers shine! I'll post the project code for both videos with part 2.

I started this video thinking it would be short and it ended up close to 30 minutes. If you find these videos too long, please let me know and I'll break them up.

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This video is part 2 of my introduction to Zend_Form. These last two videos have been a bit long since Zend_Form has a lot of behavior.

I've also included the source code for this video. Hopefully this will help you follow along.

This screencast ran a little long, and unfortunately I'll have to post the rest next week. We start with creating a DTO (Data Transfer Object) that will house our data as we pass it from the Controller, to the form and then back to the view. Zend_Form is used for validation and rendering

This video covers the Zend_Session_Namespace class. It's a short introduction to how we can use this object to simplify passing data from Zend_Controller action to another during a user's stay on our web application.

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