RE: [Phplib-users] (no subject)

[Brian P. <bp...@ct...>]

Another way is to embed these calls into regular functions. The OO in =
PHP
leaves much to be desired because all functions are public. Because of =
this,
when you override any class, you risk stepping on the author's toes =
later.
Granted, it's not likely the author(s) would ever add an =
apply_defaults()
function to Template class, but I think functions are more =
understandable
anyway. On my site, I do something like this at the top of every page:

=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=


include "../globals.php";

my_page_open();                      /* PHPLib wrapper function */
my_header( "BPopp Sanctuary" );      /* Loads my common headers, menus, =
etc.
/*

.. content goes here

my_footer ();
my_page_close();
exit;

=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=


my_header () would look something like (in it's simplest form):

function my_header ( $title )
{
	$t =3D new Template (ABSOLUTE_ROOT);  /* ABSOLUTE_ROOT is the path to
the site and is 'defined' in globals.php */

	$t->set_file ( "main", "header.html" );
	$t->set_block ( "main", "HEADER" );

	$t->set_var ( "title", $title );

	$t->pparse ( "out", "HEADER" );
}

-----Original Message-----
From: Jens Benecke [mailto:je...@je...]
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2001 8:50 AM
To: php...@li...
Subject: Re: [Phplib-users] (no subject)


On Sat, Oct 06, 2001 at 10:49:50PM -0600, Roberto Mello wrote:

> I'm starting to use phplib, mainly for its DB, Cart and Template =
classes.
> Great work by the way.

:-) I like them as well.
=20
> On the template class, is there a way to have "master" templates for =
the
> whole site, that would be included in all other templates? It seems =
to me
> that by having to specify the root in every templated page, it =
wouldn't
> allow that functionality out of the box.

Well, there's OOP for you : simply extend the Template class. Put your
default settings in the extended class definition, perhaps in the
constructor.  (Don't forget to call the inherited constructor.) I've =
done
this at www.hitchhikers.de, the navigation bar, stats and banner parts =
are
all automagically generated when I do

	$t =3D new hhsession;
	$t->vars[TITLE] =3D "different page title";
	$t->apply_defaults();

> Has someone done that?

Yes. :-)


class hhtemplate extends template {

	var $vars =3D array(
		TITLE	=3D> "Hitchhikers";
		# ...
	);

	# ...

	function hhtemplate($root=3D"tpl/", $foo=3D"remove") {
		$this->Template($root, $foo);	# call the original
constructor
		# ... some more settings
	}
=20

	# ... default / additional functions

}



--=20
Jens Benecke =B7=B7=B7=B7=B7=B7=B7=B7 http://www.hitchhikers.de/ - =
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