Assigned variables that are referenced by
preceding them with a dollar ($) sign.
Example 22. Assigned variables
PHP code
<?php
$smarty = new Smarty();
$smarty->assign('firstname', 'Doug');
$smarty->assign('lastname', 'Evans');
$smarty->assign('meetingPlace', 'New York');
$smarty->display('index.tpl');
?>
index.tpl source:
Hello {$firstname} {$lastname}, glad to see you can make it.
<br />
{* this will not work as $variables are case sensitive *}
This weeks meeting is in {$meetingplace}.
{* this will work *}
This weeks meeting is in {$meetingPlace}.
This above would output:
Hello Doug Evans, glad to see you can make it. <br /> This weeks meeting is in . This weeks meeting is in New York.