If neccessary 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 neccesary to set the forceCompile flag, unles you are working on the engine it'self.
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.
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(); $master->compile($this->masterTemplate); $master->outputObject($this); } function outputBody() { $body = new HTML_Template_Flexy(); $body->compile($this->template); $body->outputObject($this); } } new controller_test;
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