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<p><strong>Note:</strong> You'll notice that in the example above we are using PHP's alternative syntax.  If you
are not familiar with it you can read about it <a href="alternative_php.html">here</a>.</p>

<h2>Returning views as data</h2>

<p>There is a third <strong>optional</strong> parameter lets you change the behavior of the function so that it returns data as a string
rather than sending it to your browser.  This can be useful if you want to process the data in some way.  If you
set the parameter to