render category template based on top level category wordpress

	$curr_cat = get_category_parents($cat, false, '/' ,true);
	$curr_cat = explode('/',$curr_cat);
	$idObj = get_category_by_slug($curr_cat[0]);
	// var_dump($idObj->slug);
	if ($idObj->slug == "products") {
	include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/_category-products.php");
	die();
	}
	elseif ($idObj->slug == "projects") {
	include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/_category-projects.php");
	die();
	}
	else {
	include(TEMPLATEPATH . "/_category-news.php");
	die();
	}

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in category.php

Render difrent category templates based on top level category