API	Package	Subpackage	Class	Method	Reference	Last reviewed	Doc status
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Get the path to a layout for a module

string getLayoutPath ( $module, $layout = ‘default’ )

$path = JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('mod_newsflash', 'horiz');
echo path;

Might create:

/htdocs/joomla15/modules/mod_newsflash/tmpl/horiz.php

If a template override for the requested module exists, the path will point to the layout file in the template directory, i.e:

/htdocs/joomla15/templates/beez/html/mod_newsflash/horiz.php

Note: The function only tests whether a template override layout file exists and will return the default modules path instead. If you misspell the module name, or accidently ommit the ‘mod_’ prefix, the resulting path may point to a non-existing file:

$path = JModuleHelper::getLayoutPath('newsflash', 'horiz');
echo path;

Might create:

/htdocs/joomla15/modules/newsflash/tmpl/horiz.php