Libraries: Master
In contrast to the basic CodeIgniter framework, every output of a controller will be surrounded by a master-template. The basic layout of the master template looks like this:
<!DOCTYPE ... />
<html ... >
<head>
<charset ... />
<title> ... </title>
</head>
<body>
[YOUR CONTROLLER OUTPUT]
</body>
</html>
Extending Master
You can add static content into the master template. In the folder application/views/master you will find the following files:
'head.php: Content will loaded inwith the <head> bodystart.php
Configuration
Some basic configurations you can do here:
application/config/master.php
The configuration Variables are:
- master_doctype: Defines the HTML-Documenttype. Can be one of the following: xhtml11, xhtml1-strict, xhtml1-trans, xhtml1-frame, html5, html4-strict, html4-trans, and html4-frame. Values are saved in the doctypes config file. Attention! You should leave the doctype to “xhtml1-strict”. The most jQuery addons works only perfectly in this mode.
- master_components: Array of components. Components are in the most cases javascript-libraries. You can enable or disable a component by default if you set the key "enabled" of each to "TRUE". The other keys "config" and "depends" are component-specific configuration
• master_components_options: Array of options for the different components. You can read the details in the particular chapters.
Here is a short overview where you can configure the behaviour of the master-template:
- config/master.php: Set the DOCTYPE and enable JavaScript-Libraries by default.
- language/english/master_lang.php: Set charset, page-language, title. You can set for every language of your application different configurations.
- views/master/head.php: Static content for the <head>.
- views/master/bodystart.php: Static content at the beginning of <body>.
- views/master/bodyend.php: Static content at the end of <body>.
Over and above that you use the functions $this->master->add_head(), $this->master->add_bodystart() and $this->master->add_bodyend() to add dynamically content into the <head> and <body> form everywhere in your application.
Read the full documentation of the master-template library here: Libraries: Master