I have a controller that makes a string, then I return that string, how do I make the view render it.

This is what I have:

in the controller:
function printThis(){
$str = "Some string";
return $str;
}

In the .ss template:
<% control printThis %>
<p>$str</p>
<% end_control %>

What I have doesn't work, but is there any way to do this?

Hi spullen,

To make things work how you want, you'll need this in your controller:

	function printThis() {
		$data = array(
			'str' => "Some string"
		);
		return $this->customise($data);
	}

And and what you had in your .ss template will still work:
[html]
<% control printThis %>
<p>$str</p>
<% end_control %>
[/html]

For more information on this syntax see: tutorial:4-site-search -> Showing the results

Have a great day,

Elijah Lofgren

That did the trick.

Thanks.

Why not just
[code php]
function printThis(){
$str = "Some string";
return $str;
}

and in the template

<% $printThis %>

?

xmedeko, you are correct that this is a simpler way to go about it, but the template code would be this:

$printThis

without the <% and %>