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replace

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

Basic usage

{$myVar|replace:"foo":"bar"}

Parameters

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

Examples

<?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.