From 56bd1fbbd081ad8b6189e537b145f756e33e4c65 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mohrt <mohrt@localhost>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:58:32 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] return valid reference in get_template_vars() when given var
 is non-existant

---
 NEWS                  | 4 +++-
 libs/Smarty.class.php | 7 +++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 780dc35b..adc6a087 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
- - add escape type "urlpathinfo" to escape modifier
+ - return valid reference in get_template_vars() when given var is
+   non-existant (monte)
+ - add escape type "urlpathinfo" to escape modifier (monte)
  
 Version 2.6.10 (Aug 5, 2005)
 ----------------------------
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 8a65e891..e6f3b88a 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -1055,9 +1055,12 @@ class Smarty
     {
         if(!isset($name)) {
             return $this->_tpl_vars;
-        }
-        if(isset($this->_tpl_vars[$name])) {
+        } elseif(isset($this->_tpl_vars[$name])) {
             return $this->_tpl_vars[$name];
+        } else {
+            // var non-existant, return valid reference
+            $_tmp = null
+            return $_tmp;   
         }
     }