php ob-clean,为什么要用ob_get_clean返回引入的文件？

Yii 2.0框架源码中，/yiisoft/yii2/base/View.php，看到一个函数，引入php文件，为什么要用ob_start,ob_get_clean？和直接引入文件有什么区别？

/**

* Renders a view file as a PHP script.

*

* This method treats the view file as a PHP script and includes the file.

* It extracts the given parameters and makes them available in the view file.

* The method captures the output of the included view file and returns it as a string.

*

* This method should mainly be called by view renderer or [[renderFile()]].

*

* @param string $_file_ the view file.

* @param array $_params_ the parameters (name-value pairs) that will be extracted and made available in the view file.

* @return string the rendering result

*/

public function renderPhpFile($_file_, $_params_ = [])

{

ob_start();

ob_implicit_flush(false);

extract($_params_, EXTR_OVERWRITE);

require($_file_);

return ob_get_clean();

}

直接这样写不也可以

function xx(){

return require($file);

}