replace

A simple search and replace on a variable. This is equivalent to the PHP's str_replace() function.

Parameter Position Type Required Default Description
1 string Yes n/a This is the string of text to be replaced.
2 string Yes n/a This is the string of text to replace with.

Example 5.16. replace


<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', "Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden.");

?>

   

Where template is:


{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|replace:'Garden':'Vineyard'}
{$articleTitle|replace:' ':'   '}

   

Will output:


Child's Stool Great for Use in Garden.
Child's Stool Great for Use in Vineyard.
Child's   Stool   Great   for   Use   in   Garden.

   

See also regex_replace and escape.