flatpress/fp-includes/smarty-4.3.0/docs/designers/language-modifiers/language-modifier-default.md

default

This is used to set a default value for a variable. If the variable is unset or an empty string, the given default value is printed instead. Default takes the one argument.

Parameter Position Type Required Default Description

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       1            string      No      *empty*  This is the default value to output if the variable is empty.


<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.');
$smarty->assign('email', '');

?>

Where template is:

{$articleTitle|default:'no title'}
{$myTitle|default:'no title'}
{$email|default:'No email address available'}

Will output:

Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.
no title
No email address available

See also the default variable handling and the blank variable handling pages.