JModuleHelper/getLayoutPath

This method returns the path to the layout file for the module. It checks if there is a layout override in the 'html' folder of the template (See: How to override the output from the Joomla! core). If there is, it returns the path to the override file; otherwise it returns the path to the original layout file. Note that, unlike other JModuleHelper methods, you must include the 'mod_' prefix here. If the module does not exist the path to the layout file will still be returned.

Syntax

string getLayoutPath( $module, $layout )

where:

Argument	Data type	Description	Default
$module	string	The name/type of the module. You must include the 'mod_' prefix here.
$layout	string	The name of the layout.	'default'

Example

Determine the path to the layout of the mod_feed module.

jimport( 'joomla.application.module.helper' );
echo JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath( 'mod_feed' );

If the layout has not been overridden this might output:

/htdocs/modules/mod_feed/tmpl/default.php

See also

• JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath on api.joomla.org
• How to override the output from the Joomla! core