cakephp-2.0 > HtmlHelper :: css()
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css

line:392 at /lib/Cake/View/Helper/HtmlHelper.php
Creates a link element for CSS stylesheets.

Method

(string) public css ($path, $rel = null, $options = array())

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$path mixed required The name of a CSS style sheet or an array containing names of CSS stylesheets. If `$path` is prefixed with '/', the path will be relative to the webroot of your application. Otherwise, the path will be relative to your CSS path, usually webroot/css.
$rel string optional Rel attribute. Defaults to "stylesheet". If equal to 'import' the stylesheet will be imported. null
$options array optional Array of HTML attributes. array()

Return

string

Comment

Creates a link element for CSS stylesheets.

### Usage

Include one CSS file:

`echo $this->Html->css('styles.css');`

Include multiple CSS files:

`echo $this->Html->css(array('one.css', 'two.css'));`

Add the stylesheet to the `$scripts_for_layout` layout var:

`$this->Html->css('styles.css', null, array('inline' => false));`

### Options

- `inline` If set to false, the generated tag appears in the head tag of the layout. Defaults to true

@param mixed $path The name of a CSS style sheet or an array containing names of
CSS stylesheets. If `$path` is prefixed with '/', the path will be relative to the webroot
of your application. Otherwise, the path will be relative to your CSS path, usually webroot/css.
@param string $rel Rel attribute. Defaults to "stylesheet". If equal to 'import' the stylesheet will be imported.
@param array $options Array of HTML attributes.
@return string CSS <link /> or <style /> tag, depending on the type of link.
@link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/core-libraries/helpers/html.html#HtmlHelper::css