Include a view file

[eluser]123XD[/eluser]
Hi all,

I am just wondering with CI, if I could include a view file in another view file.

For example,

Normally when we write our php code, we have

Code:

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index.php
<div class="content"></div>
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header.php
<div class="header"></div>
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footer.php
<div class="footer"></div>
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in the index.php file, we could have

Code:

<?php include 'header.php' ?>

or footer include. so everytime while we change our footer it will auto changed in index or other files.

May I do the same thing with CI?

Thx```

[eluser]Michael Wales[/eluser]
You can use this->load->view from within a view.

View: frontpage.php

Code:

<? $this->load->view('_global/header'); ?>
<h3>Front Page</h3>
<p>This is my website - it's pwntastic.</p>
&lt;? $this->load->view('_global/footer'); ?&gt;

[eluser]123XD[/eluser]
cool, I got it works, thanks mate`

one more question, in CI one view file will have a controller associate with it, right?
if I just write header.php and footer.php in the view folder, does these has to has controllers associcate with it?

Code:

$this->load->view

function does not has to use it in controller, right?

[eluser]John_Betong[/eluser]
[quote author="123XD" date="1190313894"]cool, I got it works, thanks mate`

one more question, in CI one view file will have a controller associate with it, right?
if I just write header.php and footer.php in the view folder, does these has to has controllers associcate with it?

Code:

$this->load->view

function does not has to use it in controller, right?[/quote]

Hi 123XD,

Check out this thread.. I think it will answer your questions.

Cheers,

John_Betong
 

[eluser]Michael Wales[/eluser]
A view file does not require a controller to be associated with it. In fact - let's change your frame of thought completely - it's impossible to associate a controller to a view, the two are completely unrelated. This will save you some mind-screwing in the long run.

The controller merely accepts a user's input (whether it a be a form submission, a URL request, etc.). The controller takes that input, interacts with the data (the model) if need be, then you load a view (which could also load views itself).

All of these steps are independent of one another, with the only requirement being a controller, but none of them are associated - it's all up to you.

[eluser]123XD[/eluser]
Thanks for all,

it's more clear now``