Smarty Class Methods {#api.functions}

Table of contents

• addConfigDir() — add a directory to the list of directories where config files are stored
• addPluginsDir() — add a directory to the list of directories where plugins are stored
• addTemplateDir() — add a directory to the list of directories where templates are stored
• append() — append an element to an assigned array
• appendByRef() — append values by reference
• assign() — assign variables/objects to the templates
• assignByRef() — assign values by reference
• clearAllAssign() — clears the values of all assigned variables
• clearAllCache() — clears the entire template cache
• clearAssign() — clears the value of an assigned variable
• clearCache() — clears the cache for a specific template
• clearCompiledTemplate() — clears the compiled version of the specified template resource
• clearConfig() — clears assigned config variables
• compileAllConfig() — compiles all known config files
• compileAllTemplates() — compiles all known templates
• configLoad() — loads config file data and assigns it to the template
• createData() — creates a data object
• createTemplate() — returns a template object
• disableSecurity() — disables template security
• display() — displays the template
• enableSecurity() — enables template security
• fetch() — returns the template output
• getCacheDir() — return the directory where the rendered template's output is stored
• getCompileDir() — returns the directory where compiled templates are stored
• getConfigDir() — return the directory where config files are stored
• getConfigVars() — returns the given loaded config variable value
• getPluginsDir() — return the directory where plugins are stored
• getRegisteredObject() — returns a reference to a registered object
• getTags() — return tags used by template
• getTemplateDir() — return the directory where templates are stored
• getTemplateVars() — returns assigned variable value(s)
• isCached() — returns true if there is a valid cache for this template
• loadFilter() — load a filter plugin
• muteExpectedErrors() — mutes expected warnings and notices deliberately generated by Smarty
• registerCacheResource() — dynamically register CacheResources
• registerClass() — register a class for use in the templates
• registerDefaultPluginHandler() — register a function which gets called on undefined tags
• registerFilter() — dynamically register filters
• registerPlugin() — dynamically register plugins
• registerObject() — register an object for use in the templates
• registerResource() — dynamically register resources
• setCacheDir() — set the directory where the rendered template's output is stored
• setCompileDir() — set the directory where compiled templates are stored
• setConfigDir() — set the directories where config files are stored
• setPluginsDir() — set the directories where plugins are stored
• setTemplateDir() — set the directories where templates are stored
• templateExists() — checks whether the specified template exists
• unregisterCacheResource() — dynamically unregister a CacheResource plugin
• unregisterFilter() — dynamically unregister a filter
• unregisterPlugin() — dynamically unregister plugins
• unregisterObject() — dynamically unregister an object
• unregisterResource() — dynamically unregister a resource plugin
• testInstall() — checks Smarty installation

Note

See Changing settings by template section for how to use the functions for individual templates.