class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php
Public function of PHPTemplateLayer
$PHPTemplateLayer->assignGlobal("variablename",$variablevalue);
This function applies to all variables, regardless of whether they exist inside or outside a block. A variable can be repeated any number of times in your template.
$variablename
(string) (Required)
The tag used in your HTML template to represent $variablevalue.
$variablevalue
(string) (Required)
The value to apply to $variablename.
A basic example of a globally assigned variable being available inside a block.
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your name is *{name}*</p>
<!-- START BLOCK : MYNAME -->
<p>My name is also *{name}*</p>
<!-- END BLOCK : MYNAME -->
</body>
</html>
<?php
include_once("class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php");
$PHPTemplateLayer = new PHPTemplateLayer();
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("template.htm");
$PHPTemplateLayer->assignGlobal("name","Dave");
$PHPTemplateLayer->block("MYNAME");
$PHPTemplateLayer->display();
?>
Using an associative array to assign values.
<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your name is *{yourname}* but my name is *{myname}*</p>
</body>
</html>
<?php
include_once("class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php");
$PHPTemplateLayer = new PHPTemplateLayer();
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("template.htm");
$PHPTemplateLayer->assignGlobal(Array(yourname => "Dave",myname => "Simon"));
$PHPTemplateLayer->display();
?>