object passed in parameter with its original names?

Question

i want to use different objects inside the template. different objects are created on different section of the site.

currently my code is

public function notify ($template, $info)
{
    ob_start();
    include $template; 
    $content = ob_get_clean();
    //... more further code
}

as you see $info parameter. i dont want to use $info inside templates, but i was to use $photo, $admin or whatever is passed to it.

which i use like

// for feed
$user->notify('email_template_feed.php', $feed);

// for new photo - i would also like to use $user inside templates
$user->notify('email_template_photo.php', $photo);

how can i do that? cant use global, because is inside function and function is getting called dynamically on different locations/sections of the site, which can further extend.

score 3 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

3

You can't.

Solution 1

Instead you could use an array and extract its values:

public function notify ($__template, array $info)
{
    ob_start();
    extract($info);
    include $__template; 
    $content = ob_get_clean();
    //... more further code
}

Example 1

if you call it with:

$user->notify('email_template_feed.php', array('feed' => $feed));

and inside the template email_template_feed.php:

...
<?=$feed?>
...

it will print:

...
FEED
...

Solution 2

You could also pass the name of the variable as third parameter:

public function notify ($template, $info, $name)
{
    ob_start();
    $$name = $info;
    unset($info);
    include $template; 
    $content = ob_get_clean();
    //... more further code
}

Example 2

You could then call it via:

$user->notify('email_template_feed.php', $feed, 'feed');

edited May 23 '17 at 10:24

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answered Jan 21 '13 at 20:47

Shoe

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wanted some roboust way to do it. so much dont want to do array. but i have a feeling cant do it without it. :/ – Basit Jan 21 '13 at 20:50
@Basit, it's not just a feeling. – Shoe Jan 21 '13 at 20:51
cant we get the name of variable from php? – Basit Jan 21 '13 at 20:53
@Basit, no we can't, as explained in the very first line. – Shoe Jan 21 '13 at 20:55

object passed in parameter with its original names?

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