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tutorials:development:hello_world_page [2010/06/29 16:41]
jonyo using only {body_html} now 		tutorials:development:hello_world_page [2014/09/25 16:55] (current)
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 //file /addons/hello_world/info.php //file /addons/hello_world/info.php
  
-class addon_hello_world_info { +class addon_hello_world_info 
- var $name = 'hello_world'; +{ 
- var $version = '1.0.0'; + public $name = 'hello_world'; 
- var $title = 'Hello World'; + public $version = '1.0.0'; 
- var $author = "Hello World, Inc."; + public $title = 'Hello World'; 
- var $description = 'Displays "Hello World" page.'; + public $author = "Hello World, Inc."; 
- var $auth_tag = 'my_addons'; + public $description = 'Displays "Hello World" page.'; 
- var $pages = array (+ public $auth_tag = 'my_addons'; 
 + public $pages = array (
  'hello_world_page'  'hello_world_page'
  );  );
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 //file: /addons/hello_world/pages.php //file: /addons/hello_world/pages.php
  
-class addon_hello_world_pages { +class addon_hello_world_pages 
- function hello_world_page(){+{ 
 + public function hello_world_page () 
 + {
  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php
  return "Hello World!";  return "Hello World!";
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   - Now, go into addon management at [[admin_menu/addons/manage_addons/start|Addons > Manage Addons]], and you should see the addon named **Hello World**. Install and enable that addon. <   - Now, go into addon management at [[admin_menu/addons/manage_addons/start|Addons > Manage Addons]], and you should see the addon named **Hello World**. Install and enable that addon. <
   - There should now be a link for **Edit Page** for the Hello World addon.  Click on this link. <   - There should now be a link for **Edit Page** for the Hello World addon.  Click on this link. <
-  - On this page, select what template you want to use for your page, one template for every language you have defined, and save the changes.  Remember, using this tutorial the addon will be replacing the **(!MAINBODY!)** in the template. <+  - On this page, select what template you want to use for your page, one template for every language you have defined, and save the changes.  Remember, using this tutorial the addon will be replacing the **{body_html}** in the template. <
   - While still on the page, look for the **Link to Page**.  Click on the link to the right, and if everything was done correctly, you will see the page displayed, with the text "Hello World!" displayed on the main part of it. <   - While still on the page, look for the **Link to Page**.  Click on the link to the right, and if everything was done correctly, you will see the page displayed, with the text "Hello World!" displayed on the main part of it. <
  
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 ==== Display the Entire Page Yourself ==== ==== Display the Entire Page Yourself ====
  
-At the time the method is called in the pages.php file, nothing is displayed on the page yet, even if cache is turned on or if using [[admin_menu/templates/template_system/start|file-based design]].  This means, if you wanted to you could display the entire page yourself, by doing something like this for your **pages.php** file:+At the time the method is called in the pages.php file, nothing is displayed on the page yet, even if cache is turned on.  This means, if you wanted to you could display the entire page yourself, by doing something like this for your **pages.php** file:
  
 <code php> <code php>
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 //Alternate, to display the entire page //Alternate, to display the entire page
  
-class addon_hello_world_pages { +class addon_hello_world_pages 
- function hello_world_page(){+{ 
 + public function hello_world_page () 
 + {
  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php
 ?> ?>
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 Even though this is listed as an "alternate" display method, we actually recommend doing this for anything more simple than displaying something like "Hello World!" on the page.  We list this as an "alternate" display method, even though it is the one we recommend, in order to keep the main instructions as simple and easy to follow as possible. Even though this is listed as an "alternate" display method, we actually recommend doing this for anything more simple than displaying something like "Hello World!" on the page.  We list this as an "alternate" display method, even though it is the one we recommend, in order to keep the main instructions as simple and easy to follow as possible.
- 
-<tip c n>**Note:** You do **not** need to switch the site to use //File-Based Design// to use Smarty templates in your addon.  See [[admin_menu/templates/template_system/start#DB Based VS File Based Design]] for more info.  The part that applies most here is the last comparison point, //Addon's contents generated using..// in the linked comparison table.</tip> 
  
 For help creating Smarty templates, see the official [[http://smarty.net|Smarty.net]] website and [[http://smarty.net/manual/en/|their documentation]].  Have you read through the Smarty site and are ready to start using Smarty templates for your addon?  Good!  =)  Then follow the instructions below. For help creating Smarty templates, see the official [[http://smarty.net|Smarty.net]] website and [[http://smarty.net/manual/en/|their documentation]].  Have you read through the Smarty site and are ready to start using Smarty templates for your addon?  Good!  =)  Then follow the instructions below.
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 //extend our info class, so we can use $this-> to access vars in it //extend our info class, so we can use $this-> to access vars in it
-class addon_hello_world_pages extends addon_hello_world_info {+class addon_hello_world_pages extends addon_hello_world_info 
 +{
  
- function hello_world_page(){+ public function hello_world_page () 
 + {
  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php  //Note: The method name matches the page name used in the $pages var in info.php
  //First, get instance of the view class  //First, get instance of the view class
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