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===Description===
Get the path to a layout for a module

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===Syntax===
<source lang="php">static getLayoutPath($module, $layout= 'default')</source>

 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter Name
!Default Value
!Description
|-
| $module
| 
|  $module The name of the module 
|-
| $layout
| 'default'
|  $layout The name of the module layout 
|}

===Returns===
string The path to the module layout 

===Defined in===
libraries/joomla/application/module/helper.php
===Importing===
<source lang="php">jimport( 'joomla.application.module.helper' );</source>

===Source Body===
<source lang="php">
public static function getLayoutPath($module, $layout = 'default')
{
        $app = JFactory::getApplication();

        // Build the template and base path for the layout
        $tPath = JPATH_BASE.'/templates/'.$app->getTemplate().'/html/'.$module.'/'.$layout.'.php';
        $bPath = JPATH_BASE.'/modules/'.$module.'/tmpl/'.$layout.'.php';

        // If the template has a layout override use it
        if (file_exists($tPath)) {
                return $tPath;
        }
        else {
                return $bPath;
        }
}
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