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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
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<refentry id="api.template.exists">
<refnamediv>
<refname>template_exists()</refname>
<refpurpose>checks whether the specified template exists</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1>
<title>Description</title>
<methodsynopsis>
<type>bool</type><methodname>template_exists</methodname>
<methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>template</parameter></methodparam>
</methodsynopsis>
<para>
It can accept either a path to the template on the filesystem or a
resource string specifying the template.
</para>
<example>
<title>template_exists()</title>
<para>
This example uses <literal>$_GET['page']</literal> to
<link linkend="language.function.include"><varname>{include}</varname></link>
a content template. If the template does not exist then an error page
is displayed instead. First the <filename>page_container.tpl</filename>
</para>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<html>
<head><title>{$title}</title></head>
<body>
{include file='page_top.tpl'}
{* include middle content page *}
{include file=$content_template}
{include file='page_footer.tpl'}
</body>
]]>
</programlisting>
<para>
And the php script
</para>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
// set the filename eg index.inc.tpl
$mid_template = $_GET['page'].'.inc.tpl';
if( !$smarty->template_exists($mid_template) ){
$mid_template = 'page_not_found.tpl';
}
$smarty->assign('content_template', $mid_template);
$smarty->display('page_container.tpl');
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
</example>
<para>
See also
<link linkend="api.display"><varname>display()</varname></link>,
<link linkend="api.fetch"><varname>fetch()</varname></link>,
<link linkend="language.function.include"><varname>{include}</varname></link>
and
<link linkend="language.function.insert"><varname>{insert}</varname></link>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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