Symfony Like include_partial functionality

Symfony Like include_partial functionality

/* PARTIAL_DIR is a constant that defines the path of the partial file to include */
function get_partial($partialName, $vars = array()){
    // start the output buffer
    ob_start();
    ob_implicit_flush(0);
    // extract the variables in the scope of this function
    extract($vars);
    // include the file
    include PARTIAL_DIR.$partialName.'.php';
    // clear the output buffer, and return the content
    return ob_get_clean();
}

/*
 * used to include compoments with the ability to pass variables to them
 */
function include_partial($partialName, $vars = array()){
    echo get_partial($partialName, $vars);
}