Multi view rendering #2

application/core/View.php

@@ -26,6 +26,32 @@ public function render($filename, $data = null)
         require Config::get('PATH_VIEW') . '_templates/footer.php';
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Similar to render, but accepts an array of separate views to render between the header and footer. Use like 
+     * the following: $this->view->renderMulti(array('help/index', 'help/banner')); 
+     * @param array $filenames Array of the paths of the to-be-rendered view, usually folder/file(.php) for each
+     * @param array $data Data to be used in the view
+     */
+    public function renderMulti($filenames, $data = null)
+    {
+        if(!is_array($filenames)) {
+            self::render($filenames, $data); 
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($data) {
+            foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
+                $this->{$key} = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        require Config::get('PATH_VIEW') . '_templates/header.php';
+        foreach($filenames as $filename) {
+            require Config::get('PATH_VIEW') . $filename . '.php';
+        }
+        require Config::get('PATH_VIEW') . '_templates/footer.php';
+    }
+
     /**
      * Same like render(), but does not include header and footer
      * @param string $filename Path of the to-be-rendered view, usually folder/file(.php)