theme_render_template

• Drupal 6
• Drupal 7

includes/theme.inc, line 1016

Versions

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theme_render_template($template_file, $variables)

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

Parameters

$template_file The filename of the template to render. Note that this will overwrite anything stored in $variables['template_file'] if using a preprocess hook.

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

Return value

The output generated by the template.

Code

<?php
function theme_render_template($template_file, $variables) {
  extract($variables, EXTR_SKIP);  // Extract the variables to a local namespace
  ob_start();                      // Start output buffering
  include "./$template_file";      // Include the template file
  $contents = ob_get_contents();   // Get the contents of the buffer
  ob_end_clean();                  // End buffering and discard
  return $contents;                // Return the contents
}
?>