Smarty Manual
Prev | Chapter 17. Tips & Tricks | Next

# Default Variable Handling

If a variable is used frequently throughout your templates, applying the default modifier every time it is mentioned can get a bit ugly. You can remedy this by assigning the variable its default value with the assign function.

Example 17-2. Assigning a template variable its default value
    {* do this somewhere at the top of your template *}
    {assign var="title" value=$title|default:"no title"}

    {* if $title was empty, it now contains the value "no title" when you print it *}
    {$title}

Prev | Home | Next
Tips & Tricks | Up | Passing variable title to header template