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setGlobalVariable()

setGlobalVariable() -- Sets a global variable value.

Opis

Sets a global variable value. Global variables are "special": they do not get cleared after substitution and do not make blocks not empty if substituted.

Parametr

mixed $variable

variable name or array ('varname'=>'value')

string $value

variable value if $variable is not an array

Wyjątki

throws no exceptions thrown

Uwagi

Ta funkcja nie może być wywołana statycznie.

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User Notes:
Note by: shayne.oneill@gmail.com
This is a really good function to know about as it solves a common conundrum.

Oftentimes in a list form you'll get a situation where you have something like (All follows in pseudocode/pseudohtml)

[-- BEGIN block --]
{item1} {item2} {currency}{price}
[-- END block --]
{currency}{total}

Now, you'd itterate that block by doing something like
foreach ($items as $item) {
$template->setvariable(array('item1'=>'$item[item1],'item2'=>$item[item2],'currency'=>'$','price'=>$item[price]))
$template->parseBlock('block')
}

Now if you do a setvariable to get the currency in the currency/total, it'll also mark a new block and you end up with an empty block line.

HOWEVER if you use the setGlobalVariable, it wont unempty the block, thus leaving the table as it should