Pass array parameter in helper function within smarty template

#1 / Feb 12, 2011 4:52pm
Tania Petsouka
1 posts
Hello,
i use smarty V3.0 to built templates in my app.I call helper functions in templates like that:
```
{helper_fun(func_parameter_1,func_parameter_2,..)}
```
In some helper functions is needed to pass a properties associative array as parameter.
e.g img function in html_helper :
```
$img_props = array(
          'src' => 'images/picture.jpg',
          'class' => 'img_class'.);
img($img_props);
```
I really don’t want to define the properties array in my controller, then assign it to template and make the call like : {img($img_props)}

So, i’m looking for a way to define an associative array withing template, so i can do something like:
```
{assign img_props value=array('src'=>'images/img2.jpg','class'='some_class')}
{img ($img_props)}
```
or better:
```
{img(array('src'=>'images/img2.jpg','class'='some_class'))}
```
or:
```
{img src='images/img2.jpg' class='some_class'}
```
I know that i can use smarty’s html_image, but img is just an example.
It’s a general problem.

Do you have an opinion on that?

#2 / Feb 13, 2011 8:48am

Tania Petsouka

1 posts

Finally, i wrote a smarty plugin to make an associative array, in case somebody needs that:

/**
 * Smarty {assoc_array(} function plugin
 * 
 * Type:     function

 * Name:     assoc_array(

 * Date:     Feb 13, 2011

 * Purpose:  assigns an associative array  var from two strings (keys,values)

 * Examples: {assoc_array keys='key1,key2' values='value1,value2' assign=assocarray }
 * Output:   assigns in template var $assocarray = Array ('key1'=>'value1','key2'=>value2)
 * @author .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
 */

function smarty_function_assoc_array($params,$template)
{
    $assoc_array = Array();

    $keys = explode(",",$params['keys']); 
    $values = explode(",",$params['values']);

    if(count($keys)!=count($values))
    {
     trigger_error("assoc_array: keys count not equal to values count", E_USER_NOTICE);
     return;
    }

    for ($i=0; $i < count($keys); $i++) 
    {
        $key = $keys[$i];
        $assoc_array[$key] = $values[$i];
    }        
        
    $template->assign($params['assign'],$assoc_array);         
}

So now i can call within template :

{assoc_array  keys='src,alt,title'  values={cms_image_url()}|cat:'/admin_logo.jpg,somealt,sometitle' assign='img_props'}
{img($img_props)}

#3 / Feb 21, 2011 6:28pm

mohrt
27 posts

With Smarty 3 this is possible:

{$foo = ['bar'=>'baz','bar2'=>$blah,'bar3' => ['a'=>'b']]}

Array building is often left to PHP though, as it should 😊

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