create a new form
$form = new Zebra_Form('my_form');
make available the $my_value variable in the template file
$form->assign('my_value', '100');
don't forget to always call this method before rendering the form
if ($form->validate()) {
put code here
}
output the form
notice that we are using a custom template
my_template.php file is expected to be found
and in this file, you may now use the $my_value variable
$form->render('my_template.php');
function assign($variable_name, $value)
{
// save the variable in an array that we will make available in the template file upon rendering
$this->variables[$variable_name] = $value;
}