calling block from another block

Question

I am calling a block left.phtml from my main store file like this:

<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('left') ?>

In the layout file this is described as:

<reference name="left">
 <block type="marketplace/storeleft" name="store_left" template="marketplace/storesearch/left.phtml" />
</reference>

Till now everything is working fine. Now I want to call another block from within this block:

 <div class="parlor-detail-top">
 <div class="shop_bakery">
 <a href="#" class="shop_now">SHOP NOW</a>
 </div>
 <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('rate_bakery'); ?>
 </div>

I have changed the layout file for this

<reference name="left">
 <block type="marketplace/storeleft" name="store_left" template="marketplace/storesearch/left.phtml" />
 <block type="marketplace/storeleft" name="rate_bakery" template="marketplace/storesearch/ratebakery.phtml"/>
</reference>

But this new block is getting included after the "left" block. How do I include this new block within the "left" block and not after?

Answer 1

Use Parent Child Tree Structure

<reference name="left">
 <block type="marketplace/storeleft" name="store_left" template="marketplace/storesearch/left.phtml">
 <block type="marketplace/storeleft" name="rate_bakery" template="marketplace/storesearch/ratebakery.phtml"/>
 </block>
</reference>

• coderatlarge: It does not load the child block (rate_bakery) when I use this parent child tree structure. I checked the source also ... it just ignores this child block using this method.
• Minesh Patel: Paste Your Layout XML here
• Minesh Patel: You are calling in getChildHtml('rate_bakery') in phtml of store_left block right ?
• coderatlarge: Yes. I am calling it from within store_left block.
• Minesh Patel: Okay just verify xml again and make sure you have added rate_bakery block as child of store_left block