Load header and footer view in CI

Question

Is there any way to load view \'header\'/\'footer\' without calling $this->load->view(\'header\') or $this->load->view(\'footer\') in e

Answer 1

Here are a couple simple approaches to get you started:

Create a template class:

class Template {

    function load($view)
    {
        $CI = &get_instance();
        $CI->load->view('header');
        $CI->load->view($view);
        $CI->load->view('footer');
    }

}

Usage in controller:

$this->template->load('my_view');

Use a master view file:

  
Your header
  load->view($view, $data); ?>
  
Your footer

In the controller:

$this->load->view('master', array(
    'view' => 'my-view-file',
    'data' => $some_data
));

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I prefer the Template class approach, as it's easy to add methods to append templates areas, load javascript files, and whatever else you need. I also prefer to automatically select the view file based on the method being called. Something like this:

if ( ! isset($view_file)) {
    $view_file = $CI->router->fetch_class().'/'.$CI->router->fetch_method();
}

This would load views/users/index.php if the controller is Users and the method is index.