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Description

Outputs the template to the browser.

Syntax

render($caching=false, $params=array())

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$caching	false	$cache If true, cache the output
$params	array()	$params Associative array of attributes

Returns

The rendered data

Defined in

libraries/joomla/document/html/html.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.document.html.html' );

Source Body

function render( $caching = false, $params = array())
{
        // check
        $directory      = isset($params['directory']) ? $params['directory'] : 'templates';
        $template       = JFilterInput::clean($params['template'], 'cmd');
        $file           = JFilterInput::clean($params['file'], 'cmd');

        if ( !file_exists( $directory.DS.$template.DS.$file) ) {
                $template = 'system';
        }

        // Parse the template INI file if it exists for parameters and insert
        // them into the template.
        if (is_readable( $directory.DS.$template.DS.'params.ini' ) )
        {
                $content = file_get_contents($directory.DS.$template.DS.'params.ini');
                $params = new JParameter($content);
        }

        // Load the language file for the template
        $lang =& JFactory::getLanguage();
        $lang->load( 'tpl_'.$template );

        // Assign the variables
        $this->template = $template;
        $this->baseurl  = JURI::base(true);
        $this->params   = $params;

        // load
        $data = $this->_loadTemplate($directory.DS.$template, $file);

        // parse
        $data = $this->_parseTemplate($data);

        //output
        parent::render();
        return $data;
}

Examples

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