2 files changed, 49 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index c38743c54..c9b61d402 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -25,6 +25,50 @@ define('SAVED_UPDATED', 2);
 define('SAVED_DELETED', 3);
 
 /**
+ * Set content for a specified region.
+ *
+ * @param $region
+ *   Page region the content is assigned to.
+ *
+ * @param $data
+ *   Content to be set.
+ */
+function drupal_set_content($region = null, $data = null) {
+  static $content = array();
+
+  if (!is_null($region) && !is_null($data)) {
+    $content[$region][] = $data;
+  }
+  return $content;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get assigned content.
+ *
+ * @param $region
+ *   A specified region to fetch content for.  If null, all regions will be returned.
+ *
+ * @param $delimiter
+ *   Content to be inserted between exploded array elements.
+ */
+function drupal_get_content($region = null, $delimiter = ' ') {
+  $content = drupal_set_content();
+  if (isset($region)) {
+    if (is_array($content[$region])) {
+      return implode ($delimiter, $content[$region]);
+    }
+  }
+  else {
+    foreach (array_keys($content) as $region) {
+      if (is_array($content[$region])) {
+        $content[$region] = implode ($delimiter, $content[$region]);
+      }
+    }
+    return $content;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * Set the breadcrumb trail for the current page.
  *
  * @param $breadcrumb
diff --git a/includes/theme.inc b/includes/theme.inc
index 559640e8c..edbd8d58c 100644
--- a/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/includes/theme.inc
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ function theme_box($title, $content, $region = 'main') {
  *
  * @param $block
  *   An object populated with fields from the "blocks" database table
- *   ($block->module, $block->delta, $block->region, ...) and fields returned by
+ *   ($block->module, $block->delta ...) and fields returned by
  *   <i>module</i>_block('view') ($block->subject, $block->content, ...).
  * @return
  *   A string containing the block output.
@@ -945,6 +945,10 @@ function theme_blocks($region) {
       $output .= theme('block', $block);
     }
   }
+
+  // Add any content assigned to this region through drupal_set_content() calls.
+  $output .= drupal_get_content($region);
+
   return $output;
 }