Render a system default template, which is essentially a PHP template.

Parameters

$template_file: The filename of the template to render. Note that this will overwrite anything stored in $variables['template_file'] if using a preprocess hook.

$variables: A keyed array of variables that will appear in the output.

Return value

The output generated by the template.

File

drupal-6.x/includes/theme.inc, line 1076

The theme system, which controls the output of Drupal.

Code

function theme_render_template($template_file, $variables) {
  extract($variables, EXTR_SKIP); // Extract the variables to a local namespace
  ob_start(); // Start output buffering
  include "./$template_file"; // Include the template file
  $contents = ob_get_contents(); // Get the contents of the buffer
  ob_end_clean(); // End buffering and discard
  return $contents; // Return the contents
}