html_radios Attribute Name Type Required Default Description name string No radio name of radio list values array Yes, unless using options attribute n/a an array of values for radio buttons output array Yes, unless using options attribute n/a an array of output for radio buttons selected string No empty the selected radio element options associative array Yes, unless using values and output n/a an associative array of values and output separator string No empty string of text to separate each radio item html_radios is a custom function that creates html radio button group with provided data. It takes care of which item is selected by default as well. Required attributes are values and output, unless you use options instead. All output is XHTML compatible. All parameters that are not in the list above are printed as name/value-pairs inside each of the created <input>-tags. html_radios index.php: require('Smarty.class.php'); $smarty = new Smarty; $smarty->assign('cust_ids', array(1000,1001,1002,1003)); $smarty->assign('cust_names', array('Joe Schmoe','Jack Smith','Jane Johnson','Carlie Brown')); $smarty->assign('customer_id', 1001); $smarty->display('index.tpl'); index.tpl: {html_radios values=$cust_ids selected=$customer_id output=$cust_names separator="<br />"} index.php: require('Smarty.class.php'); $smarty = new Smarty; $smarty->assign('cust_radios', array( 1001 => 'Joe Schmoe', 1002 => 'Jack Smith', 1003 => 'Jane Johnson', 1004 => 'Charlie Brown')); $smarty->assign('customer_id', 1001); $smarty->display('index.tpl'); index.tpl: {html_radios name="id" options=$cust_radios selected=$customer_id separator="<br />"} OUTPUT: (both examples) <input type="radio" name="id[]" value="1000">Joe Schmoe<br /> <input type="radio" name="id[]" value="1001" checked="checked"><br /> <input type="radio" name="id[]" value="1002">Jane Johnson<br /> <input type="radio" name="id[]" value="1003">Charlie Brown<br />