default

Parameter PositionTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
1stringNoemptyThis is the default value to output if the variable is empty.

This is used to set a default value for a variable. If the variable is empty or unset, the given default value is printed instead. Default takes one argument.

Example 5-9. default

{* this will display "no title" (without the quotes) if $articleTitle is empty *}
{$articleTitle|default:"no title"}

OUTPUT:

no title