Load custom block with template file with PHP

Question

I created a simple module, now I try to load the block with:

echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('creation_newproducts/newproducts')->setTemplate('newproducts/newproduct.phtml')->toHtml();

I can echo content from block function however template file is not loaded.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
    <config>
        <modules>
            <Creation_Newproducts>
                <version>1.0.0</version>
            </Creation_Newproducts>
        </modules>
        <global>
            <blocks>
                <creation_newproducts>
                    <class>Creation_Newproducts_Block_Newproducts</class>
                </creation_newproducts>
            </blocks>
        </global>
    </config>

Template file:

app/design/frontend/default/mt_colinus/template/newproducts/newproducts.phtml

How can i echo the template file?

Is this even possible outside controller?

Answer 1

Make change in your xml file. I have changed following

Creation_Newproducts_Block_Newproducts > Creation_Newproducts_Block

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Creation_Newproducts>
            <version>1.0.0</version>
        </Creation_Newproducts>
    </modules>
    <global>
        <blocks>
            <creation_newproducts>
                <class>Creation_Newproducts_Block</class>
            </creation_newproducts>
        </blocks>
    </global>
</config>

Then use following code in template

echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('creation_newproducts/newproducts')->setTemplate('newproducts/newproducts.phtml')->toHtml();

Change file path to same as following. You have not put that file on proper place.

app/design/frontend/default/mt_colinus/template/newproducts/newproducts.phtml

Answer 2

Use below code

echo $this->getLayout()->createBlock('creation_newproducts/newproducts')->setTemplate('newproducts/newproduct.phtml')->toHtml();

creation/newproducts :

creation is your module group name

newproducts is your block class name