[eluser]Flying Fish[/eluser]
I'm at the point when I need to start including common chunks of html in my views, like a header, footer, etc.
My goals were
be able to clearly include common page chunks in my view files
make changes in one master template file
avoid using something complex from the wiki that I can't understand :-)
Here's my possibly laughable attempt, I created a custom library called 'Template' and put it in
Code:
/system/application/libraries/Template.php
Here's what the file looks like
Code:
<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
/*
The Template Class provides simple templating functionality
You will see this code at the beginning of each function
$CI =& get_instance();
It assigns a variable to this instance of the codeigniter object.
This allows me to use native codeigniter classes like session userdata in this custom class
*/
class Template
{
function __construct()
{
}
function show($piece)
{
$CI =& get_instance();
$pieces = array(
'html_head' => $CI->load->view('_inc/head', '', TRUE),
'masthead' => $CI->load->view('_inc/masthead', '', TRUE)
);
foreach ($pieces as $key => $value):
if($piece === $key)
{
return $value;
}
endforeach;
}
}
/*
End of file Template.php
Location: /system/application/libraries/Template.php
*/
I can auto load this library, and when I need a page chunk I just call something like this in my view
[code]<?=$this->template->show('head')?>
your thoughts and comments are welcome
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