# Variable issues
**URL:** https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/variable-issues/1487
**Category:** Components & MVC
**Tags:** laminas-view
**Created:** [March 30, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/variable-issues/1487 "2020-03-30T09:13:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@josiahking](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/josiahking)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/variable-issues/1487/1 "2020-03-30T09:13:01Z")
Hello, How can i pass variable around in laminas-mvc?
I tried to use the normal viewmodel approach but I am not able to get the variable in my layout, but if i set the variable via layout approach, i could get it in the layout but not get it in other view files.
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### Author:  [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign)
#### Post date: [March 30, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/variable-issues/1487/2 "2020-03-30T09:29:34Z")
Please look at the view helper “[Layout](https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/layout/)” which can be used in each view script. The helper offers the possibility to set variables for the layout script.
The [“Placeholder” helper](https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/placeholder/) is another option.
It all depends on what you have in mind.
[https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/layout/](https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/layout/)
[https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/placeholder/](https://docs.laminas.dev/laminas-view/helpers/placeholder/)