Source for file helper.php
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* @package Joomla.Libraries
* @copyright Copyright (C) 2005 - 2013 Open Source Matters, Inc. All rights reserved.
* @license GNU General Public License version 2 or later; see LICENSE.txt
* Helper to render a JLayout object, storing a base path
* @package Joomla.Libraries
* @see http://docs.joomla.org/Sharing_layouts_across_views_or_extensions_with_JLayout
* A default base path that will be used if none is provided when calling the render method.
* Note that JLayoutFile itself will defaults to JPATH_ROOT . '/layouts' if no basePath is supplied at all
public static $defaultBasePath =
'';
* Method to render the layout.
* @param string $layoutFile Dot separated path to the layout file, relative to base path
* @param object $displayData Object which properties are used inside the layout file to build displayed output
* @param string $basePath Base path to use when loading layout files
* @param mixed $options Optional custom options to load. JRegistry or array format
public static function render($layoutFile, $displayData =
null, $basePath =
'', $options =
null)
$basePath =
empty($basePath) ?
self::$defaultBasePath :
$basePath;
// Make sure we send null to JLayoutFile if no path set
$basePath =
empty($basePath) ?
null :
$basePath;
$layout =
new JLayoutFile($layoutFile, $basePath, $options);
$renderedLayout =
$layout->render($displayData);
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