Block Templates

This is a page with a table:
<!-- BEGIN table_one_template -->
<table>

<!-- BEGIN table_row_template -->
<tr>
<td>
{an_item}
</td>
</tr>
<!-- END table_row_template -->

</table>
<!-- END table_one_template -->

<?php
// Include the file with the class.

include( "template.inc" ); // Remember to add a path if needed.

// Create a new template object, the argument given is the path to the directory
// with your templates.

$tpl = new Template( "." );

// Tell the template object which file you'll be using. "table_file" is a
// handle, "table.tpl" is the file name.
// I suggest you use _file in the handle of the file so that you don't confuse
// it with other handles or variables.

$tpl->set_file( array( "table_file" => "table.tpl" ) );

// Tell the template object about the blocks you'll be using. The function will
// extract the template (arg 2) from the parent (arg 1) and use a variable
// (arg 3) instead.

// "table_file" is the parent of this block, "table_one_template" is the name of
// the block and "table_one" is the variable.

$tpl->set_block( "table_file", "table_one_template", "table_one" );

// "table_one_template" is the parent of this block, "table_row_template" is the
// name of the block and "table_row" is the variable.

$tpl->set_block( "table_one_template", "table_row_template", "table_row" );

for( $i = 0; $i < 10; $i++ )
{
    // This will sett the variable "an_item" with the information "This is
    // iteration $i" (where $i, of course, is changed for each loop).
    
    $tpl->set_var( "an_item", "This is iteration $i" );
    
    // This will replace the "table_row" variable with all the stuff in
    // "table_row_template". The last true says that we should append the new
    // content to the allready existing content.
    
    $tpl->parse( "table_row", "table_row_template", true );
}

// This will replace the "table_one" variable with all the stuff in
// "table_one_template". That is, all the stuff we put into "table_row" ++
    
$tpl->parse( "table_one", "table_one_template" );

// Now just parse and print the whole file.

$tpl->pparse( "output", "table_file" );
?>