php in a template

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wisni1rr — Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:14 pm

I was wondering if I could include php somehow into a template.

I have a template that I am using as a dashboard/landing when people log into my application. I would like to add php to my template so I can determine the logged in users role and display different content based on the role.

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{use_macro file="Dataface_Main_Template.html"}     {fill_slot name="main_column"} PHP HERE     {/fill_slot} {/use_macro}

Thanks for help in advance!

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shannah — Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:02 pm

Disclaimer: Style-wise this is frowned upon as templates are meant to provide a separation of the view from the code.

However, the answer is yes.

The first approach (recommended): Use block to embed content you implement inside a delegate class.

e.g.

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{use_macro file="Dataface_Main_Template.html"}     {fill_slot name="main_column"}          {block name="my_special_block"}     {/fill_slot} {/use_macro}

Then in your delegate class, you would implement the block:

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function block__my_special_block(){      echo "This was output from PHP"; }

1. The discouraged approach:

Use the Smarty {php} {/php} tags in your template.
http://www.smarty.net/docsv2/en/languag … on.php.tpl

-Steve

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wisni1rr — Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:11 am

Thanks Steve! The first approach is exactly what I was looking for!