Yii 2 Quicker way to access controller from view

Question

So in Yii 1, in the view file you could access the Controller's properties / actions using $this->action() or $this->property.

In Yii 2, the only way I can see this possible is using Yii::$app->controller->property or Yii::$app->controller->action(). I am one for not wanting to write more code than is necessary, so I was wondering if there's a shorter method of doing it.

Answer 1

For view controller is basically "context" where render of this view was called.

There is special property to get current related controller from view and it's called exactly like this: context.

Example: $this->context

Official docs:

• View context