View source for JView/setLayout

===Description===
Sets the layout name to use





===Syntax===
<source lang="php">setLayout($layout)</source>

 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter Name
!Default Value
!Description
|-
| $layout
| 
|  The layout name. 
|}

===Returns===
string Previous value 

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

===Source Body===
<source lang="php">
function setLayout($layout)
{
        $previous               = $this->_layout;
        $this->_layout = $layout;
        return $previous;
}
</source>




===Examples===
=== Code Examples ===
<dpl>
 noresultsheader=\n
 category=setLayout
 category=JView
 namespace=CodeExample
 category=MethodExample
 include=*
 format= ,,,
</dpl>