Add .active class when certain view is executed using hook_menu

Question

I have a view that is not related with a menu but I need to add .active class to an element of this menu when the view is shown. How can I alter the element adding a class active?

Answer 1

You can use the Context module for this. Context is capable of adding active classes to menu items based on conditions, e.g. path, content type, etc.

Answer 2

The function you want is menu_tree_set_path(), and you also need menu_get_item() to figure out if to use it, eg:

function mymodule_base_init() {
  $item = menu_get_item();

  if ($item['page_callback'] == 'views_page') {
    if ($item['page_arguments'][0] == 'myview' && $item['page_arguments'][1] =='mydisplay) {
      menu_tree_set_path('menu-mymenu', 'some/arbitrary/path/in/the/menu');
    }
  }
}