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Description

Typical view method for MVC based architecture

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Syntax

display($cachable=false)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$cachable	false	$cachable If true, the view output will be cached

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/controller.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.component.controller' );

Source Body

public function display($cachable = false)
{
        $document = &JFactory::getDocument();

        $viewType       = $document->getType();
        $viewName       = JRequest::getCmd('view', $this->getName());
        $viewLayout     = JRequest::getCmd('layout', 'default');

        $view = & $this->getView($viewName, $viewType, '', array('base_path'=>$this->_basePath));

        // Get/Create the model
        if ($model = & $this->getModel($viewName)) {
                // Push the model into the view (as default)
                $view->setModel($model, true);
        }

        // Set the layout
        $view->setLayout($viewLayout);

        // Display the view
        if ($cachable && $viewType != 'feed') {
                global $option;
                $cache = &JFactory::getCache($option, 'view');
                $cache->get($view, 'display');
        } else {
                $view->display();
        }
}

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