load_template

The What

It’s been available for you since version 2.7.0.

string load_template(
	string $template_file,
	bool $require_once = true
);

This construct automatically loads the specified template file.

template_file: The fully qualified path to the template file to be loaded.
require_once: optional When set to true, a PHP require_once will be used to autoload the file; else a PHP require is used.

The function does not return anything.

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This function uses the following PHP constructs: