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layout: default
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permalink: templates/
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title: Templates
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---
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Templates
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=========
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Plates templates are very simple PHP objects. Generally you'll want to create these using the two factory methods, `make()` and `render()`, in the [engine](/engine/). For example:
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~~~ php
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// Create new Plates instance
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$templates = new League\Plates\Engine('/path/to/templates');
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// Render a template in a subdirectory
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echo $templates->render('partials/header');
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// Render a template
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echo $templates->render('profile', ['name' => 'Jonathan']);
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~~~
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For more information about how Plates is designed to be easily added to your application, see the section on [dependency injection](/engine/#dependency-injection).
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## Manually creating templates
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It's also possible to create templates manually. The only dependency they require is an instance of the [engine](/engine/) object. For example:
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~~~ php
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// Create new Plates instance
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$templates = new League\Plates\Engine('/path/to/templates');
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// Create a new template
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$template = new League\Plates\Template\Template($templates, 'profile');
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// Render the template
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echo $template->render(['name' => 'Jonathan']);
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// You can also render the template using the toString() magic method
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echo $template;
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~~~
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## Check if a template exists
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When dynamically loading templates, you may need to check if they exist. This can be done using the engine's `exists()` method:
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~~~ php
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if ($templates->exists('articles::beginners_guide')) {
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// It exists!
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}
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~~~
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You can also run this check on an existing template:
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~~~ php
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if ($template->exists()) {
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// It exists!
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}
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~~~
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## Get a template path
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To get a template path from its name, use the engine's `path()` method:
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~~~ php
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$path = $templates->path('articles::beginners_guide');
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~~~
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You can also get the path from an existing template:
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~~~ php
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$path = $template->path();
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~~~
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