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Expand Up @@ -104,6 +104,11 @@ example, you could load the **blog_view.php** file from **example/blog/Views** b

.. literalinclude:: views/005.php

.. note:: You must use backslashes (``\``) when referencing namespaced views,
as this is how CodeIgniter distinguishes a namespaced view from a regular
file path. Forward slashes (``/``) are only used for subdirectories within
the standard **app/Views** folder.

.. _views-overriding-namespaced-views:

Overriding Namespaced Views
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Now, when you call ``view('Example\Blog\blog_view')``, CodeIgniter will automatically load your custom view from **app/Views/overrides/Example/Blog/blog_view.php** instead of the original module view file.

.. note:: The override path must match exactly how you reference the view.
If you load a view as ``view('Example\Blog\blog_view')``, the override
path is **app/Views/overrides/Example/Blog/blog_view.php**. However,
if you explicitly include the ``Views`` directory in the call, e.g.,
``view('Example\Blog\Views\blog_view')``, the override path must also
include it: **app/Views/overrides/Example/Blog/Views/blog_view.php**.

.. _caching-views:

Caching Views
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