Markus wrote:
> i'm learning some PHP template classes, almost all of it using
> str_replace() function.
>
> they work by reading the template file *.tpl and then replace some
> string/tags that having format like {FOO}
>
> my question is: why they using this technique? i think that it eat
> more resources by reading the *.tpl file, find & replace {FOO} tags,
> and include it in php file that call the class.
>
> why not just use a variable/array and embed it to the template file? i
> giving example so you can understand what i mean.
Yes, that is one of the biggest drawbacks of Smarty. A better templating
engine would be Savant (http://www.phpsavant.com/) which implements the same
procedure stated by you in your mail.
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[ Rajesh Kumar ]
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