prepare

Define a template for parsing.

Source

class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php

Parent Class

Example Usage


$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("page.htm");
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("page.htm",'');
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("page.htm",'FILE');
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare($page,'VARIABLE');

Usage Notes

This function must be called after creating the PHPTemplateLayer object but before using any other functions.

Return

If $inputtype is 'VARIABLE': If $template contains no data 'FALSE'. If $inputtype is not defined as 'VARIABLE' and there is an error accessing your template file, 'Error. Could not open template.' will be displayed to users.

Parameters
$template
(string) (Required)
Raw HTML template code or path to template file.
$inputtype
(constant) (Optional)
Define source of template as 'FILE' or 'VARIABLE'. Default value: 'FILE'.

Examples

Using a file as the template source.


<html>
<head>
<title>Example</title>
</head>
<body>
<p>Your name is *{name}*</p>
</body>
</html>


<?php
include_once("class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php");

$PHPTemplateLayer = new PHPTemplateLayer();
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare("template.htm");

$PHPTemplateLayer->assign("name","Dave");

$PHPTemplateLayer->display();
?>

Using a variable as the template source.


<?php
include_once("class.PHPTemplateLayer.inc.php");

$template = "<html><head><title>Example</title></head><body><p>Your name is *{yourname}* but my name is *{myname}*</p></body></html>";

$PHPTemplateLayer = new PHPTemplateLayer();
$PHPTemplateLayer->prepare($template,'VARIABLE');

$PHPTemplateLayer->assign(Array(yourname => "Dave",myname => "Simon"));

$PHPTemplateLayer->display();
?>

Uses
- __parse
Changelog
- 1.1.0: Introduced.

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