fixed code block spacing on URLs and Views general docs

author: Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> 2011-10-05 23:42:42 +0200
committer: Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com> 2011-10-05 23:42:42 +0200
commit: 9607e738fc65f0dc3b70be810c6d2c3dc5060f87 (patch)
tree: 73970aaf706ff9481ebf8715edb32beced755ea4 /user_guide_src/source
parent: 3af48520578c79460e31743d145f6509482a8ff9 (diff)
2 files changed, 118 insertions, 34 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst
index 296271ed9..db1ffe565 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/urls.rst
@@ -42,9 +42,13 @@ By default, the **index.php** file will be included in your URLs::
 
 You can easily remove this file by using a .htaccess file with some
 simple rules. Here is an example of such a file, using the "negative"
-method in which everything is redirected except the specified items::
+method in which everything is redirected except the specified items:
 
-	RewriteEngine on RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt) RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]
+::
+	
+	RewriteEngine on
+	RewriteCond $1 !^(index\.php|images|robots\.txt)
+	RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php/$1 [L]
 
 In the above example, any HTTP request other than those for index.php,
 images, and robots.txt is treated as a request for your index.php file.
@@ -74,7 +78,9 @@ CodeIgniter optionally supports this capability, which can be enabled in
 your application/config.php file. If you open your config file you'll
 see these items::
 
-	$config['enable_query_strings'] = FALSE; $config['controller_trigger'] = 'c'; $config['function_trigger'] = 'm';
+	$config['enable_query_strings'] = FALSE;
+	$config['controller_trigger'] = 'c';
+	$config['function_trigger'] = 'm';
 
 If you change "enable_query_strings" to TRUE this feature will become
 active. Your controllers and functions will then be accessible using the
@@ -82,7 +88,7 @@ active. Your controllers and functions will then be accessible using the
 
 	index.php?c=controller&m=method
 
-**Please note:** If you are using query strings you will have to build
-your own URLs, rather than utilizing the URL helpers (and other helpers
-that generate URLs, like some of the form helpers) as these are designed
-to work with segment based URLs.
+..note:: If you are using query strings you will have to build
+	your own URLs, rather than utilizing the URL helpers (and other helpers
+	that generate URLs, like some of the form helpers) as these are designed
+	to work with segment based URLs.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
index cb60ce20f..7d0accafd 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
@@ -20,10 +20,17 @@ Creating a View
 ===============
 
 Using your text editor, create a file called blogview.php, and put this
-in it:
-
-<html> <head> <title>My Blog</title> </head> <body> <h1>Welcome to my
-Blog!</h1> </body> </html>
+in it::
+
+	<html>
+	<head>
+	<title>My Blog</title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<h1>Welcome to my Blog!</h1>
+	</body>
+	</html>
+	
 Then save the file in your application/views/ folder.
 
 Loading a View
@@ -37,10 +44,18 @@ Where name is the name of your view file. Note: The .php file extension
 does not need to be specified unless you use something other than .php.
 
 Now, open the controller file you made earlier called blog.php, and
-replace the echo statement with the view loading function:
+replace the echo statement with the view loading function::
+
+	<?php
+	class Blog extends CI_Controller {
+
+		function index()
+		{
+			$this->load->view('blogview');
+		}
+	}
+	?>
 
-<?php class Blog extends CI_Controller { function index() {
-$this->load->view('blogview'); } } ?>
 If you visit your site using the URL you did earlier you should see your
 new view. The URL was similar to this::
 
@@ -55,8 +70,21 @@ happens they will be appended together. For example, you may wish to
 have a header view, a menu view, a content view, and a footer view. That
 might look something like this::
 
-	<?php  class Page extends CI_Controller {      function index()    {       $data['page_title'] =  'Your title';       $this->load->view('header');       $this->load->view('menu');       $this->load->view('content', $data);       $this->load->view('footer');    }  }     ?>
+	<?php
+
+	class Page extends CI_Controller {
+
+	   function index()
+	   {
+	      $data['page_title'] = 'Your title';
+	      $this->load->view('header');
+	      $this->load->view('menu');
+	      $this->load->view('content', $data);
+	      $this->load->view('footer');
+	   }
 
+	}
+	?>
 
 In the example above, we are using "dynamically added data", which you
 will see below.
@@ -77,25 +105,49 @@ Data is passed from the controller to the view by way of an **array** or
 an **object** in the second parameter of the view loading function. Here
 is an example using an array::
 
-	$data = array(                'title' => 'My Title',                'heading' => 'My Heading',                'message' => 'My Message'           );  $this->load->view('blogview', $data);
+	$data = array(
+	               'title' => 'My Title',
+	               'heading' => 'My Heading',
+	               'message' => 'My Message'
+	          );
+
+	$this->load->view('blogview', $data);
 
 And here's an example using an object::
 
-	$data = new Someclass(); $this->load->view('blogview', $data);
+	$data = new Someclass();
+	$this->load->view('blogview', $data);
 
 Note: If you use an object, the class variables will be turned into
 array elements.
 
-Let's try it with your controller file. Open it add this code:
+Let's try it with your controller file. Open it add this code::
+
+	<?php
+	class Blog extends CI_Controller {
+
+		function index()
+		{
+			$data['title'] = "My Real Title";
+			$data['heading'] = "My Real Heading";
+
+			$this->load->view('blogview', $data);
+		}
+	}
+	?>
 
-<?php class Blog extends CI_Controller { function index() {
-$data['title'] = "My Real Title"; $data['heading'] = "My Real Heading";
-$this->load->view('blogview', $data); } } ?>
 Now open your view file and change the text to variables that correspond
-to the array keys in your data:
+to the array keys in your data::
+
+	<html>
+	<head>
+	<title><?php echo $title;?></title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+		<h1><?php echo $heading;?></h1>
+	</body>
+	</html>
 
-<html> <head> <title><?php echo $title;?></title> </head> <body>
-<h1><?php echo $heading;?></h1> </body> </html>
 Then load the page at the URL you've been using and you should see the
 variables replaced.
 
@@ -107,18 +159,44 @@ variables. You can pass multi dimensional arrays, which can be looped to
 generate multiple rows. For example, if you pull data from your database
 it will typically be in the form of a multi-dimensional array.
 
-Here's a simple example. Add this to your controller:
+Here's a simple example. Add this to your controller::
+
+	<?php
+	class Blog extends CI_Controller {
+
+		function index()
+		{
+			$data['todo_list'] = array('Clean House', 'Call Mom', 'Run Errands');
+
+			$data['title'] = "My Real Title";
+			$data['heading'] = "My Real Heading";
+
+			$this->load->view('blogview', $data);
+		}
+	}
+	?>
+
+Now open your view file and create a loop::
+
+	<html>
+	<head>
+	<title><?php echo $title;?></title>
+	</head>
+	<body>
+	<h1><?php echo $heading;?></h1>
+
+	<h3>My Todo List</h3>
+
+	<ul>
+	<?php foreach ($todo_list as $item):?>
+
+	<li><?php echo $item;?></li>
 
-<?php class Blog extends CI_Controller { function index() {
-$data['todo_list'] = array('Clean House', 'Call Mom', 'Run Errands');
-$data['title'] = "My Real Title"; $data['heading'] = "My Real Heading";
-$this->load->view('blogview', $data); } } ?>
-Now open your view file and create a loop:
+	<?php endforeach;?>
+	</ul>
 
-<html> <head> <title><?php echo $title;?></title> </head> <body>
-<h1><?php echo $heading;?></h1> <h3>My Todo List</h3> <ul> <?php foreach
-($todo_list as $item):?> <li><?php echo $item;?></li> <?php
-endforeach;?> </ul> </body> </html>
+	</body>
+	</html>
 
 .. note:: You'll notice that in the example above we are using PHP's
 	alternative syntax. If you are not familiar with it you can read about
author	Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com>	2011-10-05 23:42:42 +0200
committer	Derek Jones <derek.jones@ellislab.com>	2011-10-05 23:42:42 +0200
commit	9607e738fc65f0dc3b70be810c6d2c3dc5060f87 (patch)
tree	73970aaf706ff9481ebf8715edb32beced755ea4 /user_guide_src/source
parent	3af48520578c79460e31743d145f6509482a8ff9 (diff)