modX.runSnippet

modX::runSnippet

Process and return the output from a PHP snippet by name.

Syntax

string runSnippet (string $snippetName, [array $params = array ()])

• $snippetName (string) The name of the Snippet you wish to call. required
• $parameters (array) Key value pairs of parameters to pass to the snippet, equivalent to &key=value``

API Doc: http://api.modx.com/revolution/2.2/db_core_model_modx_modx.class.html#%5CmodX::runSnippet()

string runSnippet (string $snippetName, [array $params = array ()])

Example

Run the 'Welcome' snippet with some custom parameters:

Examples

$output = $modx->runSnippet('Welcome',array(
   'name' => 'John'
));
echo $output; // prints 'Welcome John!'

Handy Hint When you call a Snippet using runSnippet, the Snippet code is always executed: the results are never returned from cache. It's equivalent to running the Snippet using the [[!uncached]] syntax.

See Also

• modX
• Snippets