Static Classes {#advanced.features.static.classes}

You can directly access static classes. The syntax is the same as in PHP.

> Note > > Direct access to PHP classes is not recommended. This ties the > underlying application code structure directly to the presentation, > and also complicates template syntax. It is recommended to register > plugins which insulate templates from PHP classes/objects. Use at your > own discretion. See the Best Practices section of the Smarty website.

{assign var=foo value=myclass::BAR}  <--- class constant BAR

{assign var=foo value=myclass::method()}  <--- method result

{assign var=foo value=myclass::method1()->method2}  <--- method chaining

{assign var=foo value=myclass::$bar}  <--- property bar of class myclass

{assign var=foo value=$bar::method}  <--- using Smarty variable bar as class name