cakephp-1.3 > Controller :: render()
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render

line:862 at /cake/libs/controller/controller.php
Instantiates the correct view class, hands it its data, and uses it to render the view output.

Method

(string) render ($action = null, $layout = null, $file = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$action string optional Action name to render null
$layout string optional Layout to use null
$file string optional File to use for rendering null

Return

string

Comment

Instantiates the correct view class, hands it its data, and uses it to render the view output.

@param string $action Action name to render
@param string $layout Layout to use
@param string $file File to use for rendering
@return string Full output string of view contents
@access public
@link http://book.cakephp.org/view/980/render