<methodsynopsis> <type>void</type><methodname>append_by_ref</methodname> <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>varname</parameter></methodparam> <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>var</parameter></methodparam> <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>merge</parameter></methodparam> </methodsynopsis> <para> This is used to append values to the templates by reference. If you append a variable by reference then change its value, the appended value sees the change as well. For objects, append_by_ref() also avoids an in-memory copy of the appended object. See the PHP manual on variable referencing for an in-depth explanation. If you pass the optional third parameter of true, the value will be merged with the current array instead of appended. </para> ¬e.parameter.merge; <example> <title>append_by

append_by_ref <methodsynopsis> <type>void</type><methodname>append_by_ref</methodname> <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>varname</parameter></methodparam> <methodparam><type>mixed</type><parameter>var</parameter></methodparam> <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>merge</parameter></methodparam> </methodsynopsis> <para> This is used to append values to the templates by reference. If you append a variable by reference then change its value, the appended value sees the change as well. For objects, append_by_ref() also avoids an in-memory copy of the appended object. See the PHP manual on variable referencing for an in-depth explanation. If you pass the optional third parameter of true, the value will be merged with the current array instead of appended. </para> ¬e.parameter.merge; <example> <title>append_by_ref append_by_ref("Name", $myname); $smarty->append_by_ref("Address", $address); ?> ]]>