Smarty dynamic variable issue

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Unfortunately, in my current workplace, I have to use Smarty on a project they had before i was employed.

Anyway, I am trying to call in a Dynamic html title for each category in the app.

So for example, the title used to be pageTitle="{$category} in {$areaname}".

However I now want it to be: pageTitle="{html_title}". Within html_title (from db), is a string, for example: "Monkeys in the {areaname}" Where {areaname} could be "jungle".

When I output the result, I get:

"Monkeys in {areaname}".

So to cut a long story short, its not recognizing the variable. It is treating it as a string. I have googled my head off and can't find an answer. I hate smarty!
Please help!

I can't work out why? In Smarty can you not have a variable within a variable? — user1574256
– user1574256, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 10:25
How do you set "{html_title}" ? In this (wrong) way ? $smarty->assign("html_title","Monkeys in {areaname}") ? — alesdario
– alesdario, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 10:34
It is set using a plugin: {getServiceCategoryTitle categoryID=$id assign="html_title"} — user1574256
– user1574256, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 10:44
And the value from the database is "Monkey in the {$areaName}". {$areaName} is already assigned elsewhere on the page. But instead of displaying the value of {$areaName} it is actually displaying {$areaName} — user1574256
– user1574256, Commented Nov 21, 2012 at 10:46

August Karlstrom · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-21 10:26:46Z

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Couldn't you just do something like

$html_title = preg_replace("/{areaname}/", "jungle", $html_title);

after fetching the title from the database?

answered Nov 21, 2012 at 10:26

August Karlstrom

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user1574256 Over a year ago

Thanks. I didn't want to go down this road but oh well. I hate Smarty!!

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