{append}

{append} is used for creating or appending template variable arrays during the execution of a template.

Attributes

| Attribute | Required | Description | |-----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | var | | The name of the variable being assigned | | value | | The value being assigned | | index | (optional) | The index for the new array element. If not specified the value is append to the end of the array. | | scope | (optional) | The scope of the assigned variable: parent, root or global. Defaults to local if omitted. |

Option Flags

| Name | Description | |---------|-----------------------------------------------------| | nocache | Assigns the variable with the 'nocache' attribute |

> Note > > Assignment of variables in-template is essentially placing application > logic into the presentation that may be better handled in PHP. Use at > your own discretion.

Examples

{append var='name' value='Bob' index='first'}
{append var='name' value='Meyer' index='last'}
// or 
{append 'name' 'Bob' index='first'} {short-hand}
{append 'name' 'Meyer' index='last'} {short-hand}

The first name is {$name.first}.<br>
The last name is {$name.last}.

The above example will output:

The first name is Bob.
The last name is Meyer.

See also append() and getTemplateVars().