flatpress/fp-includes/smarty-4.3.0/docs/designers/language-builtin-functions/language-function-shortform-assign.md

{$var=...}

This is a short-hand version of the {assign} function. You can assign values directly to the template, or assign values to array elements too.

Note

Assignment of variables in-template is essentially placing application logic into the presentation that may be better handled in PHP. Use at your own discretion.

The following attributes can be added to the tag:

Attributes:

Attribute Name Shorthand Type Required Default Description

---

   scope           n/a      string      No       *n/a*   The scope of the assigned variable: \'parent\',\'root\' or \'global\'

Option Flags:

Name    Description

---

nocache Assigns the variable with the 'nocache' attribute

{$name='Bob'}

The value of $name is {$name}.

The above example will output:

The value of $name is Bob.

  


{$running_total=$running_total+$some_array[row].some_value}

  


{$user.name="Bob"}

  


{$user.name.first="Bob"}

  


{$users[]="Bob"}

Variables assigned in the included template will be seen in the including template.

{include file="sub_template.tpl"}
...
{* display variable assigned in sub_template *}
{$foo}<br>
...

The template above includes the example sub_template.tpl below

...
{* foo will be known also in the including template *}
{$foo="something" scope=parent}
{* bar is assigned only local in the including template *}
{$bar="value"}
...

See also {assign} and {append}