function theme_render_template

Renders a system default template, which is essentially a PHP template.

Parameters

$template_file: The filename of the template to render.

$variables: A keyed array of variables that will appear in the output.

Return value

The output generated by the template.

1 string reference to 'theme_render_template'
theme in includes/theme.inc
Generates themed output.

File

includes/theme.inc, line 1518

Code

function theme_render_template($template_file, $variables) {
    // Extract the variables to a local namespace
    extract($variables, EXTR_SKIP);
    // Start output buffering
    ob_start();
    // Include the template file
    include DRUPAL_ROOT . '/' . $template_file;
    // End buffering and return its contents
    return ob_get_clean();
}

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