$flexy->compile()
Synopsis
void $flexy->
compile (
string
$template
)
Description
If necessary it will convert the Template markup into PHP code, and writes it to the compiledTemplate directory adding the {locale}.php to the end of the filename. The Template is only compiled if
- No compiled file exists
- The file modification date of the template is greater than the compiled one
- The forceCompile Flag was set in config or when you created the template object.
It is not normally necessary to set the forceCompile flag, unless you are working on the engine itself.
Parameter
-
string $template- Used in conjuction with the config variable 'templateDir' to locate the template to compile into PHP code.
Return value
string - the location of the compiled file (which could be used
with include) - although it is recommended to use the outputObject methods.
In case compileToString option is set to TRUE, the compiled file
is directly returned as string here.
Note
This function can not be called statically.
Example
Compiling multiple files.
<?php
class controller_test
{
var $masterTemplate = "master.html"
var $template = "home.html"; // name of template
var $title; // page title;
var $numbers = array(); // an array example
/* start section - deals with posts, get variables etc.*/
function controller_test()
{
$this->start();
$this->output();
}
function start()
{
$this->title = "<Hello World>";
for ($i = 1;$i< 5;$i++) {
$this->numbers[$i] = "Number $i";
}
}
/* output section - probably best to put this in the default_controller class */
function output() {
$master = new HTML_Template_Flexy();
$master->compile('some_file_name');
$master->outputObject($this);
}
function outputBody() {
$body = new HTML_Template_Flexy();
$body->compile($this->template);
$body->outputObject($this);
}
}
new controller_test;
?>
Master template example
Page Header Goes here.
{outputBody()}
Page Footer Goes here
Simple ouput example
Page Header Goes here.
some numbers
Number 1
Number 2
Number 3
Number 4
Page Footer Goes here