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spacify

spacify is a way to insert a space between every character of a variable. You can optionally pass a different character or string to insert.

Basic usage

{$myVar|spacify}

Parameters

Parameter Position Type Required Default Description
1 string No one space This what gets inserted between each character of the variable.

Examples

<?php

$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say.');

Where template is:

{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|spacify}
{$articleTitle|spacify:"^^"}

Will output:

Something Went Wrong in Jet Crash, Experts Say.
S o m e t h i n g   W .... snip ....  s h ,   E x p e r t s   S a y .
S^^o^^m^^e^^t^^h^^i^^n^^g^^ .... snip .... ^^e^^r^^t^^s^^ ^^S^^a^^y^^.

See also wordwrap and nl2br.