$this->layout->content = View::make('user.register')->with('success', '1');

mferrara said:

$this->layout->content = View::make('user.register')->with('success', '1');

Nope. Still does not work. I've added that I'm using "protected $layout = 'master';", if that changes anything.

koomai said:

This is not a direct answer but I prefer the other method of managing templates. It allows for cleaner controllers.

You don't need to make any changes to your master template.

user.register.blade.php

@extends('master')

@section('content')
   ...
   @if ($success == 1)
       Success!
   @else
       Error!
   @endif
   ...
@stop

UserController.php

...
return View::make('user.register', array('success' => '1'));

Thanks! Will definitely check it out. I assume I don't need to set the $layout in the controller anymore as the extend takes care of it?

Yes, that's correct.

I agree with Koomai.

I had this issue when I started, but I now use the a variation of the way Koomai suggests, and it works well.

I think, perhaps, an alternative might be to share the variable across the views explicitly.

I think this does it:

View::share('success', $success);

Let us know how you got on.

Al

Edit: Just to be clear, this View::share() line would go before the View::make() method)

Awesome! Koomai's method worked fantastic. Thanks a lot! :)