Re: [SMARTY-DEV] challenging Smarty - componentized template

In short: include_php isn't typically necessary, use a custom function instead. Example: {load_ticker assign="ticker"} Stock Name: {$ticker.name} Stock Price: {$ticker.price} Here the load_ticker function goes to the work of fetching the ticker info and assigning it to $ticker. Using a custom function, you can just drop it into the plugin directory and use it. {include_php ...} requires another place to contain your php script and a little different method to put together. They essentially perform the same operation in this case. {include_php ...} isn't necessary unless you want to quarantine the functionality to a "trusted" directory outside of the plugin directory. I would recommend using custom functions whenever possible. I doubt there is a significant performance difference between them, but I haven't benchmarked it myself. Monte On Mon, 2004-02-16 at 16:44, Muhammed Mamedov wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marcus Bointon" <marcus@synchromedia.co.uk> > To: "Smarty dev" <smarty-dev@lists.php.net> > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2004 1:18 PM > Subject: Re: [SMARTY-DEV] challenging Smarty - componentized template > > > > on 14/2/04 22:23, Muhammed Mamedov at muhammed@ytm.com.tr wrote: > > > > > But still having some questions with the general Smarty work principle, > like > > > for example "Is there a performance difference using {include > file='dddd.tpl'} > > > and {include_php file=''somephp.file}?" I am currently trying > > > smartize > my > > > 100% ready and running PHP site and wonder if I have to transform my > .php > > > includes into .tpl files where possible, or including php directly in > > > templates is also ok.. > > > > I don't know what the performance difference might be, because you > probably > > shouldn't be doing it anyway. Most of the point of Smarty is to keep code > > out of your templates, or at least keep it to handling presentation logic > > (which is what Smarty's logic is for), so you should not really ever need > to > > include a PHP file in your template. > > m@m : You say that it is weird to include php files into templates. Well, I > found this > way to handle componentized templates from Smarty's Manual:( Chapter 18. > Tips & Tricks, > Componentized Templates). They even provide an example there : > > index.tpl > --------- > {* Smarty *} > {include_php file="load_ticker.php"} {* THIS IS THE WAY I DO MY > PHP+TEMPLATE STUFF NOW *} > Stock Name: {$ticker_name} Stock Price: {$ticker_price} > > What do you think?.. > > > > > > Including template components is an excellent way to work, I use it for > > headers and footers etc. If you're regularly wanting to include PHP in > your > > templates, either you've got your logic mixed up, or you should perhaps > look > > at writing a Smarty extension... > > > > What is extension? Can you describe in brief? I will also check that > myself.. > > > Marcus > > -- > > Marcus Bointon > > Synchromedia Limited: Putting you in the picture > > marcus@synchromedia.co.uk | http://www.synchromedia.co.uk > > > > -- > > Smarty Development Mailing List (http://smarty.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > >