Chapter 4. Variables

Table of Contents
Variables assigned from PHP
Variables loaded from config files
{$smarty} reserved variable

Smarty has several different types of variables, all of which are explained in more detail below. The type of the variable depends on what symbol it is prefixed with (or enclosed within).

Variable in Smarty can be either displayed directly or used as arguments for function attributes and modifiers, inside conditional expressions, etc. To print a variable, simply enclose it in the delimiters so that it is the only thing contained between them. Examples:
{$Name}

{$Contacts[row].Phone}

<body bgcolor="{#bgcolor#}">

Variables assigned from PHP

Variables that are assigned from PHP are referenced by preceding them with a dollar sign $.

Example 4-1. assigned variables

Hello {$firstname}, glad to see you could make it.
<p>
Your last login was on {$lastLoginDate}.

OUTPUT:

Hello Doug, glad to see you could make it.
<p>
Your last login was on January 11th, 2001.