Blank Variable Handling
There may be times when you want to print a default value for an empty
variable instead of printing nothing, such as printing
so that
html table backgrounds work properly. Many would use an
{if}
statement to handle this, but there is a shorthand way with Smarty, using
the default
variable modifier.
Note: "Undefined variable" errors will show if PHP
error_reporting() is E_ALL
and a variable had not been assigned to Smarty.
Example 18-1. Printing when a variable is empty {* the long way *}
{if $title eq ''}
{else}
{$title}
{/if}
{* the short way *}
{$title|default:' '} |
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See also
default modifier and
default variable handling.
