Functions available inside Templates

List of all the Functions that can be used inside the Templates.

$theme_view($name, $data = null)

This function is Only Availble inside Templates. It is used to load a Template from the Current Theme Directory. You can use this function to load Relative Templates. The $ is Required.

Usage:

$theme_view('includes/header')` // Includes the 'header' template.

Arguments:

Argument	Description	Required	Default
$name	Relative Path to Template.	TRUE	undefined
$data	Array of Variables.	FALSE	null - Will use the Data from the Greater Context by Default

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Greater Context refers to the Data that has been passed to Core Templates. The data that is available inside Core Templates will always be available to the templates included inside the Core Templates.

$assets($path)

This function is Only Availble inside Templates. It is used to load Assets from the assets directory in the Current Theme Directory. You can use this function to load Relative Assets inside your Templates. The $ is Required.

Usage:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php $assets('css/style.css'); ?>">

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php $assets('js/app.js'); ?>"></script>

Arguments:

Argument	Description	Required	Default
$path	Relative Path to Asset.	TRUE	undefined

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The $assets() function will only return assets placed inside the assets folder.

You must follow the Proper structure to develop your themes.

Global Functions

These functions are not limited only to templates, You can use these functions anywhere. They do not require the $ sign as these are normal PHP functions.

public_assets($path)

This function is used to Assets from the public directory in your Website Root Directory. You can use this function to load Public Assets that are available to All Themes & All Templates.

Usage:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="<?php public_assets('css/bootstrap.min.css'); ?>">

<script type="text/javascript" src="<?php public_assets('js/jquery.min.js'); ?>"></script>

Arguments:

Argument	Description	Required	Default
$path	Path to Asset inside public Directory.	TRUE	undefined

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This function is similar to $assets(), but It loads assets from the public directory from your Website's Root whereas $assets() loads the assets from the assets folder of the Current Theme Directory.

anchor_to($path)

This function is used to print a URL to a Page of your Website.

Usage:

<a href="<?php anchor_to('page/terms-conditions') ?>">Terms & Conditions</a>

<form method="POST" action="<?php anchor_to('auth/login') ?>">

<label>Username</label>

<input type="text" name="username" placeholder="Username">

<label>Password</label>

<input type="password" name="password" placeholder="Password">

</form>

Argument	Description	Required	Default
$path	The URI of the Page. (Permalink / Slug)	TRUE	undefined

esc($str, $html)

This function is used to escape HTML before printing. Set the 2nd Arugment to true for Decoding HTML entities (Useful for Printing JS, and Other HTML Tags)

Usage:

<span class="title">Name: <?php echo esc($name); ?>

Argument	Description	Required	Default
$str	The value to escape	TRUE	undefined
$html	Set this to true for printing HTML tags	FALSE	false

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This list only includes the most commonly used functions for Theme Development.

There are a lot of other functions. Refer to root/application/helpers/main_helper.php to view a List & Definitions of all available Global Functions.