Class **Phalcon\\Mvc\\View\\Simple**
====================================

*extends* abstract class :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\Injectable <Phalcon_Di_Injectable>`

*implements* :doc:`Phalcon\\Events\\EventsAwareInterface <Phalcon_Events_EventsAwareInterface>`, :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\InjectionAwareInterface <Phalcon_Di_InjectionAwareInterface>`, :doc:`Phalcon\\Mvc\\ViewBaseInterface <Phalcon_Mvc_ViewBaseInterface>`

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This component allows to render views without hierarchical levels  

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

     use Phalcon\Mvc\View\Simple as View;
    
     $view = new View();
    
     // Render a view
     echo $view->render('templates/my-view', ['some' => $param]);
    
     // Or with filename with extension
     echo $view->render('templates/my-view.volt', ['parameter' => $here]);



Methods
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public  **getRegisteredEngines** ()





public  **__construct** ([*array* $options])

Phalcon\\Mvc\\View\\Simple constructor



public  **setViewsDir** (*mixed* $viewsDir)

Sets views directory. Depending of your platform, always add a trailing slash or backslash



public  **getViewsDir** ()

Gets views directory



public  **registerEngines** (*array* $engines)

Register templating engines 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

     $this->view->registerEngines([
      '.phtml' => 'Phalcon\Mvc\View\Engine\Php',
      '.volt'  => 'Phalcon\Mvc\View\Engine\Volt',
      '.mhtml' => 'MyCustomEngine'
     ]);




protected *array* **_loadTemplateEngines** ()

Loads registered template engines, if none is registered it will use Phalcon\\Mvc\\View\\Engine\\Php



final protected  **_internalRender** (*string* $path, *array* $params)

Tries to render the view with every engine registered in the component



public  **render** (*string* $path, [*array* $params])

Renders a view



public  **partial** (*mixed* $partialPath, [*mixed* $params])

Renders a partial view 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

     	// Show a partial inside another view
     	$this->partial('shared/footer');

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

     	// Show a partial inside another view with parameters
     	$this->partial('shared/footer', ['content' => $html]);




public  **setCacheOptions** (*array* $options)

Sets the cache options



public *array* **getCacheOptions** ()

Returns the cache options



protected  **_createCache** ()

Create a Phalcon\\Cache based on the internal cache options



public  **getCache** ()

Returns the cache instance used to cache



public  **cache** ([*mixed* $options])

Cache the actual view render to certain level 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

      $this->view->cache(['key' => 'my-key', 'lifetime' => 86400]);




public  **setParamToView** (*mixed* $key, *mixed* $value)

Adds parameters to views (alias of setVar) 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    $this->view->setParamToView('products', $products);




public  **setVars** (*array* $params, [*mixed* $merge])

Set all the render params 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    $this->view->setVars(['products' => $products]);




public  **setVar** (*mixed* $key, *mixed* $value)

Set a single view parameter 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    $this->view->setVar('products', $products);




public  **getVar** (*mixed* $key)

Returns a parameter previously set in the view



public *array* **getParamsToView** ()

Returns parameters to views



public  **setContent** (*mixed* $content)

Externally sets the view content 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    $this->view->setContent("<h1>hello</h1>");




public  **getContent** ()

Returns cached output from another view stage



public *string* **getActiveRenderPath** ()

Returns the path of the view that is currently rendered



public  **__set** (*mixed* $key, *mixed* $value)

Magic method to pass variables to the views 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    $this->view->products = $products;




public  **__get** (*mixed* $key)

Magic method to retrieve a variable passed to the view 

.. code-block:: php

    <?php

    echo $this->view->products;




public  **setDI** (:doc:`Phalcon\\DiInterface <Phalcon_DiInterface>` $dependencyInjector) inherited from :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\Injectable <Phalcon_Di_Injectable>`

Sets the dependency injector



public  **getDI** () inherited from :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\Injectable <Phalcon_Di_Injectable>`

Returns the internal dependency injector



public  **setEventsManager** (:doc:`Phalcon\\Events\\ManagerInterface <Phalcon_Events_ManagerInterface>` $eventsManager) inherited from :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\Injectable <Phalcon_Di_Injectable>`

Sets the event manager



public  **getEventsManager** () inherited from :doc:`Phalcon\\Di\\Injectable <Phalcon_Di_Injectable>`

Returns the internal event manager