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FileLayout

Extends BaseLayout

Base class for rendering a display layout loaded from from a layout file

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since

3.0
package

Application

Methods

__construct

Method to instantiate the file-based layout.

__construct(string layoutId, string basePath = null, mixed options = null) : mixed
since

3.0

Arguments

layoutId

stringDot separated path to the layout file, relative to base path

basePath

stringBase path to use when loading layout files

options

mixedOptional custom options to load. Registry or array format [@since 3.2]

Response

mixed

addDebugMessage

Add a debug message to the debug messages array

addDebugMessage(string message) : self
inherited
since

3.2

Arguments

message

stringMessage to save

Response

self

addIncludePath

Add one path to include in layout search. Proxy of addIncludePaths()

addIncludePath(string|string[] path) : self
since

3.2

Arguments

path

string|string[]The path to search for layouts

Response

self

addIncludePaths

Add one or more paths to include in layout search

addIncludePaths(string|string[] paths) : self
since

3.2

Arguments

paths

string|string[]The path or array of paths to search for layouts

Response

self

clearDebugMessages

Clear the debug messages array

clearDebugMessages() : self
inherited
since

3.5

Response

self

clearIncludePaths

Clear the include paths

clearIncludePaths() : self
since

3.5

Response

self

debug

Render a layout with debug info

debug(mixed data = array()) : string
inherited
since

3.5

Arguments

data

mixedData passed to the layout

Response

string

escape

Method to escape output.

escape(string output) : string
inherited
note

the ENT_COMPAT flag was replaced by ENT_QUOTES in Joomla 4.0 to also escape single quotes
since

3.0

Arguments

output

stringThe output to escape.

Response

stringThe escaped output.

get

Method to get the value from the data array

get(string key, mixed defaultValue = null) : mixed
inherited
since

3.5

Arguments

key

stringKey to search for in the data array

defaultValue

mixedDefault value to return if the key is not set

Response

mixedValue from the data array | defaultValue if doesn't exist

getData

Get the data being rendered

getData() : array
inherited
since

3.5

Response

array

getDebugMessages

Get the debug messages array

getDebugMessages() : array
inherited
since

3.2

Response

array

getDefaultIncludePaths

Get the default array of include paths

getDefaultIncludePaths() : array
since

3.5

Response

array

getIncludePaths

Get the active include paths

getIncludePaths() : array
since

3.5

Response

array

getLayoutId

Get the active layout id

getLayoutId() : string
since

3.5

Response

string

getOptions

Get the options

getOptions() : \Joomla\Registry\Registry
inherited
since

3.2

Response

\Joomla\Registry\RegistryObject with the options

getPath

Method to finds the full real file path, checking possible overrides

getPath() : string
since

3.0

Response

stringThe full path to the layout file

getSuffixes

Get the active suffixes

getSuffixes() : array
since

3.5

Response

array

isDebugEnabled

Check if debug mode is enabled

isDebugEnabled() : bool
inherited
since

3.5

Response

bool

loadLanguageSuffixes

Load the automatically generated language suffixes.

loadLanguageSuffixes() : self

Example: array('es-ES', 'es', 'ltr')

since

3.5

Response

self

loadVersionSuffixes

Load the automatically generated version suffixes.

loadVersionSuffixes() : self

Example: array('j311', 'j31', 'j3')

since

3.5

Response

self

removeIncludePath

Remove one path from the layout search

removeIncludePath(string path) : self
since

3.2

Arguments

path

stringThe path to remove from the layout search

Response

self

removeIncludePaths

Remove one or more paths to exclude in layout search

removeIncludePaths(string paths) : self
since

3.2

Arguments

paths

stringThe path or array of paths to remove for the layout search

Response

self

render

Method to render the layout.

render(array displayData) : string
inherited
since

3.0

Arguments

displayData

arrayArray of properties available for use inside the layout file to build the displayed output

Response

stringThe necessary HTML to display the layout

renderDebugMessages

Render the list of debug messages

renderDebugMessages() : string
inherited
since

3.2

Response

stringOutput text/HTML code

resetOptions

Function to empty all the options

resetOptions() : \Joomla\CMS\Layout\BaseLayout
inherited
since

3.2

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Layout\BaseLayoutInstance of $this to allow chaining.

set

Method to set a value in the data array. Example: $layout->set('items', $items);

set(string key, mixed value) : self
inherited
since

3.5

Arguments

key

stringKey for the data array

value

mixedValue to assign to the key

Response

self

setClient

Function to initialise the application client

setClient(mixed client) : void
since

3.2

Arguments

client

mixedFrontend: 'site' or 0 | Backend: 'admin' or 1

setComponent

Method to change the component where search for layouts

setComponent(string option) : mixed
since

3.2

Arguments

option

stringURL Option of the component. Example: com_content

Response

mixedComponent option string | null for none

setData

Set the the data passed the layout

setData(array data) : self
inherited
since

3.5

Arguments

data

arrayArray with the data for the layout

Response

self

setDebug

Change the debug mode

setDebug(bool debug) : self
inherited
since

3.5

Arguments

debug

boolEnable / Disable debug

Response

self

setIncludePaths

Set the include paths to search for layouts

setIncludePaths(array paths) : self
since

3.5

Arguments

paths

arrayArray with paths to search in

Response

self

setLayoutId

Set the active layout id

setLayoutId(string layoutId) : self
since

3.5

Arguments

layoutId

stringLayout identifier

Response

self

setOptions

Set the options

setOptions(array|\Joomla\Registry\Registry options = null) : \Joomla\CMS\Layout\BaseLayout
inherited
since

3.2

Arguments

options

array|\Joomla\Registry\RegistryArray / Registry object with the options to load

Response

\Joomla\CMS\Layout\BaseLayoutInstance of $this to allow chaining.

setSuffixes

Set suffixes to search layouts

setSuffixes(mixed suffixes) : self
since

3.5

Arguments

suffixes

mixedString with a single suffix or 'auto' | 'none' or array of suffixes

Response

self

sublayout

Render a layout with the same include paths & options

sublayout(string layoutId, mixed displayData) : string
since

3.2

Arguments

layoutId

stringThe identifier for the sublayout to be searched in a subfolder with the name of the current layout

displayData

mixedData to be rendered

Response

stringThe necessary HTML to display the layout

validComponent

Validate that the active component is valid

validComponent(string option = null) : bool
since

3.2

Arguments

option

stringURL Option of the component. Example: com_content

Response

bool

Properties

cache

Cached layout paths

static
since

3.5

Type(s)

array

layoutId

Dot separated path to the layout file, relative to base path

since

3.0

Type(s)

string

basePath

Base path to use when loading layout files

since

3.0

Type(s)

string

fullPath

Full path to actual layout files, after possible template override check

since

3.0.3

Type(s)

string

includePaths

Paths to search for layouts

since

3.2

Type(s)

array

options

Options object

inherited
since

3.2

Type(s)

\Joomla\Registry\Registry

data

Data for the layout

inherited
since

3.5

Type(s)

array

debugMessages

Debug information messages

inherited
since

3.2

Type(s)

array
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