Applets

What is Applets

Applet is a special type of block or widget, no need of installation.

How I can use Applets in my theme or apps ?

Whit this smarty code :

<{widget name="applet-name-you-have"}>

How I can write a applet ?

It's very easy you must do this Steps:

1. Creat a php file whit your applet name : for example twitter.php

###2. Put this file in to /usr/applets/ ###3. Add the code like this in your file `namespace Applet; class Twitterfollow extends \Application\Applet { public function render() {
return $this->twitter(); }

protected function img()
{
	  $image = 'follow_me-a.png';
	  $pach = 'img/images/twitter/';
	  $img = \XOOPS::url($pach.$image);
	  return $img;
}	
protected function url()
{
	  $account = 'XoopsProject';
	  $url = 'http://www.twitter.com/'. $account;
	  return $url;
}	
protected function alt()
{
	  $alt = 'Follow XoopsProject on Twitter';
	  return $alt;
}	
protected function twitter()
{
	  $twitter = "
	      <a rel='external,nofollow' href='".$this->url()."'>
	          <img src='".$this->img()."' alt='".$this->alt()."' />
         </a>       
    "; 
    return $twitter;
}	

} `

###4. you have to add this part in top of your file for load applets

namespace Applet;

###5. after that you have to add class like this :

class YOURCLASSNAME extends \Application\Applet { ..... }

###6. you need render public function like this :

public function render() { ..... }

###7. if you need other functions you can put all functions in your class as protected function