render() function - Documentation for SproutCMS

function render()

This function should return the content of the widget that is used on the front-end of the website.
The content should be returned as well-formed HTML.
The content will be contained within a DIV element,
which has the class 'widget', and the class 'widget-[WIDGETNAME]' applied to it.

Styles and Javascript can be loaded with the needs helper, usually the Needs::fileGroup function is most useful.

File: /sprout/Widgets/Widget.php, line 159
Namespace: Sprout\Widgets
Class: Widget

Usage

string $Widget->render ( int $orientation );

Arguments

int $orientation

The orientation of the widget.
    Will be one of the constants defined in the WidgetArea class.
    ORIENTATION_TALL - used for sidebars, and other mainly tall areas
    ORIENTATION_WIDE - used for wide areas, like the main content area

Return value

string
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The output HTML.
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Tags: widget-api api