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This is used to count the number of characters in a variable.

Parameter Position	Type	Required	Default	Description
1	boolean	No	`FALSE`	This determines whether or not to include whitespace characters in the count.

Example 5.4. count_characters


<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures.');

?>

Where template is:


{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|count_characters}
{$articleTitle|count_characters:true}

Will output:


Cold Wave Linked to Temperatures.
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