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Hi, I want a way to change the template depending on the page being requested. Is it possible to set a new template file from an extended controller of class controller_template or controller_layout? app/classes/controller/layout.php

<?php
class Controller_Layout extends Controller_Template
{
        public $template = 'layout/layout_old';

        public function before($data = null)
        {
                parent::before();
                #$this->auto_render = false;
        }
}

app/classes/controller/home.php

<?php
class Controller_Main extends Controller_Layout
{
        public function action_index()
        {
                $this->template->template = 'layout/layout_new';
                return Response::forge($this->template);
        }
}

Thanks,

Harro

Yes, you can, but not this way. The Controller_Template() processes the $template property in it's before() method, so by the time your action is called, the template view is already loaded ($this->template will contain a view object). But nobody's stopping you from using:

<?php

class Controller_Main extends Controller_Layout
{
    public function action_index()
    {
        $this->template  = \View::forge('layout/layout_new');
    }
}

With Controller_Template, there is no need to return a response, this will be handed by the after() method, using whatever is set in $this->template. In this case you will need to have a default template, as the after() method only does it's work if auto_render is true. If you don't have a default value and you need to set auto_render to false, your action must return a Response object. Alternatively, set auto_render to false in your before(), call the parent, and set it to true again.

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