Layout view files: beginContent() method default value

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
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Hi all,

I am playing with layout in Yii, and have one question need your help.

As I looked into layout view file: "column1.php" I see the beginContent() method:


<?php $this->beginContent('//layouts/main'); ?>

As I read a guiedbook "Agile web development with Yii", it said:

As I understand that the layout specified at the controller level is "layout/column1" (as I have checked value $this->layout). so If I leave this layout empty in the beginContent() method, then it will render "layout/column1", am I right?

If so, the new loaded layout will reapeatly load the “layout/colum1” as there’s no layout value pass to beginContent() method at this new loaded layout. and I iffer that this will return an error.

But, when I leave this layout value empty. the view file still load as normal. no error occured.

I am very supprised with it.

Could someone tell me what has happened?

Thank you.

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because the default layout is main if you remove the value of layout property it will still render that main layout until you set that layout property to false

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The default layout here refers to the application’s default layout.i[/i].

In your case it may still be the mainlayout..

This is my attempt to explain layouts.

Layouts-Peeling the Onion.

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Okay, Thank you both. Just to confirm my thinking with carefull taking your advice:

So, the text that I quoted above is no longer true?

Am I right?

Thank you.