Loading a Template

Once you've created a custom template, the next step is to use it in your Trongate application. Loading a template is a straightforward process that allows you to apply your custom layout to any page in your application.

Example: Loading a Custom Template

Here's a practical example of how to load a custom template from inside a Trongate module.

The code below would be written inside a controller file, within a Trongate module (i.e., a sub-directory of the 'modules' directory).

function display_member_profile() {
    $data['member_name'] = 'John Doe';
    $this->template('members_area', $data);
}

Understanding The Code

The code sample above uses Trongate's template() method to load a 'members_area' template. The code also passes a $data array of key / value pairs into the template. Since the $data array contains a property named as 'member_name', it means that a $member_name PHP variable will be available and accessible from within the template.