Is there anything like MasterPages on CodeIgniter Framework?

Question

I am new to Code Igniter and I wish to know if there is anything that works like MasterPages do on .NET.

Also i was wondering where should i keep my public files, like scripts, styles and images.

Greetings, and Thank you in Advance

Answer 1

Master views aren't built into the framework. To get a similar effect you can load the subview and pass that to the master view.

Controller :

class Items extends Controller
{
    function show($id)
    {
        $item = $this->item_model->get_item($id);

        // Load the subview
        $content = $this->load->view('item/show', array('item' => $item), true);

        // Pass to the master view
        $this->load->view('master_view', array('content' => $content));
    }
}

Master view :

<div id="header">
</div>
<div id="content">
    <?php echo $content; ?>
</div>
<div id="footer">
</div>

To answer your other question, I keep all Javascript scripts and CSS in directories in the root of my project.

Answer 2

I'm not sure that they have anything exactly like a master page. CodeIgniter is more of an MVC framework and uses views and controls to build up pages. If you're new to CodeIgniter, net.TutsPlus has a real good series of videos that goes into some depth about how to use the framework for different scenerios. Take a look under the section called "Catch Up" to see the list of videos.

Hope this helps out some and good luck in your project.

Answer 3

try this library

http://www.williamsconcepts.com/ci/codeigniter/libraries/template/?v141