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dm_view.php
function dm_view($view, $path, data=array() ) {
$CI =& get_instance();
$tp = $CI->load->_ci_view_path;
$CI->load->_ci_view_path = $path;
$out = $CI->load->view($view,$data,true);
$CI->load->_ci_view_path = $tp;
return $out;
}
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StolenThunda commented Jan 24, 2019 •
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-- Views in template tags

Whilst Ellis Labs might not like the use of front end views, as a PHP dev it’s one of the best things about EE2. With most of my projects the end client has nothing to do with the templates so a module tag that outputs based on views is no issue.

However, there is some housekeeping to do if you’re going to switch to views, as you need to change the view path back in case something else is using it. A helper function similar to this is useful:

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