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Thanks for this useful

In reply to Embed Drupal Views Using PHP:

Thanks for this useful article.

One question: could you give some example of using $args (for $view->preview('default', $args);)?

I have to agree with Guest in

In reply to Embed Drupal Views Using PHP:

I have to agree with Guest in #3: I've definitely built sites with views that were only accessible to privileged users.

@ dereine a) slightly, yes,

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@ dereine
a) slightly, yes, although you utilise more overall
b) futureproofing should be a consideration, but 'what if' arguments are always two-sided
c) views_get_view('VIEWNAME') is pretty straightforward to read - would you not agree?

using an api function is

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using an api function is always the case you want.

a) you have less code in your custom code.
b) what happens if something of the api of views changes but this function keeps his functionality
c) it makes easier to read the code, with views_embed_view it's sure that you want to embed a view.

@ Guest 'right' is subjective

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@ Guest
'right' is subjective - I'd think access checking for views is rarely necessary, and if it were the original code could be extended:

<?php
$view = views_get_view('VIEWNAME');
if ($view->access('default')) {
  print $view->preview('default');
}
?>

views_embed_view() is the

In reply to Embed Drupal Views Using PHP:

views_embed_view() is the right way to do it. It's the primary public API function that includes things like access checking.

@ dixon_ whilst there is

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@ dixon_
whilst there is slightly less initial written code in your example, the views_embed_view() function (from Views 'views.module' file) basically contains the code I have outlined:

<?php
function views_embed_view($name, $display_id = 'default') {
  $args = func_get_args();
  array_shift($args); // remove $name
  if (count($args)) {
    array_shift($args); // remove $display_id
  }

  $view = views_get_view($name);
  if (!$view || !$view->access($display_id)) {
    return;
  }

  return $view->preview($display_id, $args);
}
?>

which, overall, results in views_embed_view() utilising more code not less.

Or you could use this

In reply to Embed Drupal Views Using PHP:

Or you could use this approach which more or less does what you are doing, but with less code ;)

<?php
  print views_embed_view('my_view', 'block_1', $arg1, $arg2);
?>

Too right.

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Too right.

Nice site, very informative.

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Nice site, very informative. Thanks for sharing.