Programmatically Assign Templates

[Porter]

Is there a way to programmatically assign which template a custom taxonomy term should use? I have the following Custom Post Types, and Taxonomies, using the Genesis framework:

Dining (custom post type)

dining_types (custom taxonomy)
-restaurants (term)
-cafes (term)
-delis (term)
-street vendors (term)

Lodging (custom post type)

lodging_types (custom taxonomy)
-hotels (term)
-inns (term)
-bed and breakfasts (term)
-resorts (term)

Rather than create 8 templates, I could dynamically use the term name to serve related content (I have this working with a Page setup right now, but I'm switching to custom post types and taxonomies). Is there any way to simply tell all 8 of those terms to use "special-template.php" or whatever naming convention would be needed? The only detail is that they all need to use the same file, or at least 1 file per custom Taxonomy. I just need each term to be site.com/custom-taxonomy/term, as HUB page (custom template), and I'm not sure the best way to go about it.

This could would preferably go in my site-specific plugin, or functions.php.

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[Brad Dalton]

The template_include function does that.

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[Porter]

That should do it, thanks once again, Brad.

So in theory, I should be able to write something like this:

add_filter( 'template_include', 'my_callback' );
 
function my_callback( $original_template ) {
  if ( is_tax($myCustomTaxonomy) ) {
    return SOME_PATH . '/some-custom-file.php';
  } else {
    return $original_template;
  }
}

I just looked up and discovered the is_tax function, and that appears to be the other piece of the puzzle. I really should spend 15-30 minutes browsing the codex once a week - things like this wouldn't slip passed me.

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[Brad Dalton]

All you should need to do is work out the correct conditional tag.

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