Announcement: Smarty template engine 1.5.0 available

Several feature enhancements were made to this version, most notably the {foreach ...} command which is an alternative to {section ...} with an easier syntax for looping through a single array of values. Several functions were enhanced so that the output can be automatically assigned to a template variable instead of displayed (assign attribute). Cache files can now be controlled with a custom function as an alternative to the built-in file based method. Many code cleanups and bug fixed went into this release as well. Monte http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/Smarty/ ChangeLog since 1.4.6: ---------------------- - added include_php built-in function, documented. (Monte) - added trusted_dir functionality, documented. (Monte) - consolidated secure_dir tests to one function. (Monte) - prepended _smarty_ to variable names in fetch() class function to avoid namespace conflicts. (Monte) - introduced $compile_id class variable that can be used to set persistent compile identifier across multiple display calls, documented. (Andrei) - fixed bug with concatenated null cache and compile identifiers. (Andrei) - added $smarty.section.* syntax for accessing section properties, documented. (Andrei) - added custom cache handling function ability, documented. (Monte) - added assign attribute to include, include_php, insert, fetch, math, and counter functions, documented. (Monte) - fixed bug with fetch testing for local file when http address. (Monte) - fixed bug with counter and skipval setting. (Monte) - made {config_load ...} merge globals from each config file only once per scope, thus avoiding several problems. (Andrei) - added {foreach ...} tag that can be used to iterate through non-sequential and associative arrays, documented. (Andrei) - speeded up section property access a bit. (Andrei) - removed $smarty variable from storage used by normal template variables, to prevent any problems. (Andrei) - fixed a bug that could cause parse error with quotes inside literal blocks. (Andrei, Alexander Belonosov) - added 'field_array' attribute to html_select_time function, documented. (Andrei, Michael Caplan) - documented {section} "max" attribute. (Monte) - fixed notice message in Smarty_Compiler.class.php. (Monte) - fixed bug with clear_cache introduced in 1.4.6, third parameter should default to null. (Monte) - updated Config_File class to support '\' path separator in OS/2. (Monte, Francesco Cipriani) - removed secure_ext setting (not used). (Monte) - made cache reading process more efficient. (Monte) - fixed bug, is_cached() now supports new 1.4.6 caching behavior. (Monte) - update FAQ with mailing list Reply-To header FAQ. (Monte) - supress error messages for fopen(), fix cache to regenerate if cache file is not available (i.e. cluster race condition). (Monte) - added index key example to QUICKSTART guide. (Monte)