How to call helper method in .phtml file

The question:

Trying to develop something in magento 2. But, I didn’t find how to call a Helper method in template(.phtml) file.

I want a replacement of below code:

$this->helper('modulename/helpername')->methodname();

If anyone knows please help me.

The Solutions:

Below are the methods you can try. The first solution is probably the best. Try others if the first one doesn’t work. Senior developers aren’t just copying/pasting – they read the methods carefully & apply them wisely to each case.

Method 1

You should not use helper calls directly in the template.
Have your helper instance provided as a dependency to the block that renders the template and create a method in your block that calls the helper and call that method in the template.

Have your block defined like this

protected $helperData;
public function __construct(
     ....
    {Vendor}{Module}HelperData $helperData,
    ....
) {
    ....
    $this->helperData = $helperData;
    ....
}

public function doSomething()
{
    return $this->helperData->doSomething();
}

Then you can call in your template $block->doSomething()

Method 2

You have to use like this:

$helper = $block->helper('{Vendor}{Module}HelperData');
$values = $helper->YourHelperMethod();

Method 3

You need to write whole class name in helper as below:

$this->helper('vendorenamemodulenameHelperhelpername')

You can use it in phtml file using above code

Method 4

I used this code in one of my module.

Change Custommodule to NameSpace ( Your company Name)
change ReviewRating to ( Your Module Name)

In /var/www/html/magento2/app/code/Custommodule/ReviewRating/Block/HomehorizontalWidget.php

   <?php
namespace CustommoduleReviewRatingBlock;

class HomehorizontalWidget extends MagentoFrameworkViewElementTemplate
{

protected $_helper;

public function __construct(
    MagentoFrameworkViewElementTemplateContext $context,
    array $data = [],
    CustommoduleReviewRatingHelperData $helper
) {
    parent::__construct($context, $data);

    $this->_helper = $helper;
}

public function getEnable(){
        return $this->_helper->getEnable();
    }

}

In /var/www/html/magento2/app/code/Custommodule/ReviewRating/view/frontend/templates/homehorizontalwidget.phtml

 <?php  echo $block->getEnable(); ?>

In /var/www/html/magento2/app/code/Custommodule/ReviewRating/Helper/Data.php

<?php 
namespace CustommoduleReviewRatingHelper;

class Data extends MagentoFrameworkAppHelperAbstractHelper { 

    /** * @var MagentoFrameworkAppConfigScopeConfigInterfac 
        */ 
    protected $_scopeConfig; 
    CONST ENABLE = 'reviewrating/general/enable_module'; 


    public function __construct( MagentoFrameworkAppHelperContext $context, 
            MagentoFrameworkAppConfigScopeConfigInterface $scopeConfig ) {

             parent::__construct($context); $this->_scopeConfig = $scopeConfig;
    }

    public function getEnable(){
        return $this->_scopeConfig->getValue(self::ENABLE);
    }

}

In /var/www/html/magento2/app/code/Custommodule/ReviewRating/etc/adminhtml/system.xml

system configuration labels created here

Method 5

Try this code in your Block:

protected $helperData;
public function __construct(
     ....
    {Vendor}{Module}HelperData $helperData,
    ....
) {
    ....
    $this->helperData = $helperData;
    ....
}

public function getHelper()
{
    return $this->helperData;
}

And in you template, you can call:

$helper = $block->getHelper();

Method 6

$helper = $this->helper('{Vendor}{Module}HelperData::class');
$values = $helper->YourHelperMethod();

Method 7

The best way is by injecting the helper in the block layout as shown in the magento documentation. This is called “Argument Injection“

Lets say this is your helper method:

app/code/Vendor/Module/Helpers/Data.php:

class Data extends AbstractHelper
{
    ...

    public function test($firstParam, $secondParam)
    {
        return "Test successfull p1: $firstParam, p2: $secondParam";
    }
}

Just add this inside your block:

<block class="MagentoFrameworkViewElementTemplate"
       name="example"
       template="Vendor_Module::mytemplate.phtml">
    
    <arguments>
        <argument name="foo_bar" xsi:type="helper" helper="VendorModuleHelperData::test">
            <param name="firstParam">firstValue123</param>
            <param name="secondParam">secondValue456</param>
        </argument>
    </arguments>
</block>

Then you can call the helper in the template:

/** @var mixed $helperMethodResult */
$helperMethodResult = $block->getData('foo_bar'); // or $block->getFooBar()

Now clear the cache php bin/magento cache:flush and reload the site where your block is getting loaded.

Output: Test successfull p1: firstValue123, p2: secondValue456

Method 8

Method 1.

$helper=
$this->helper(‘VendorModuleHelperData’)->YourMethodName();

You can use above code directly in phtml file.

Method 2