Render

This class provides methods for rendering views, layouts, components, blocks, and managing assets (CSS, JS).

asset()

function asset($assetType, $file, $options = [])

• $assetType- 'css' or 'js'

• $file- File name (relative path from the Assets directory in the view)

• $options- Options array including:

  • 'area': (default 'frontend')

    • 'location': (default 'head' or 'footer')

Example:

<?php
Render::asset('css', 'styles.css', ['area' => 'frontend', 'location' => 'head']);
Render::asset('js', 'main.js', ['area' => 'frontend', 'location' => 'footer']);

// Make sure CSS and JS files are contained in Views/Fronted/Assets/ folder

renderAsset()

function renderAsset($location = 'head', $area = 'frontend')

• $location- 'head' or 'footer'

• $area - 'frontend' or 'backend'

• return - Resulting HTML.

Example:

<?php
echo Render::renderAsset('head', 'frontend');
echo Render::renderAsset('footer', 'frontend');

render()

function render($layout, $view = null, $data = [])

• $layout - Name of the layout to load (e.g., 'layout' or 'layout2')

• $view - Name of the view to load (e.g., 'home/home')

• $data- Data to pass to the view

• return - The buffered output as a string.

Example:

<?php
$data = ['title' => 'Home Page', 'content' => 'Welcome to the PHPFast Framework!'];
echo Render::render('main', 'home/index', $data);

// Render the main layout with the home/index view, passing the provided data to the view.

html()

function html($layout, $data = [])

• $layout - Name of the layout to load (e.g., 'layout' or 'layout2')

• $data- Data to pass to the view

• return - The buffered output as a string.

Example:

<?php
$data = ['title' => 'Home Page', 'content' => 'Welcome to the PHPFast Framework!'];
echo Render::html('content', $data);

// Render the main layout, passing the provided data to the layout.

component()

function component($component, $data = [])

• $component- Name of the component to render (e.g., 'header', 'footer')

• $data- Data to pass to the component

• return - The buffered output as a string.

Example:

<?php
$data = ['title' => 'Home Page'];
echo Render::component('header', $data);

// Render a component named header with some data

block()

function block($blockName, $data = [])

• $blockName- Name of the Block, can be capitalized or lowercase

• $data- Additional props parameters of the Block, if not provided, Default will be used

• return - The block instance.

Example:

<?php
$data = ['title' => 'PHPFast', 'description' => 'PHPFast is a fast Framework!!!'];
echo Render::block('head', $data);

// Render a block named head with some data

getblock()

function getblock($blockName)

• $blockName- Name of the Block, can be capitalized or lowercase

• return - The block instance or null if the class does not exist.

Example:

<?php
$block = Render::getblock('head');

// Get an instance of a block named example