count_words

This is used to count the number of words in a variable.

Example 5-7. count_words

<?php
    
$smarty
= new Smarty;
$smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.');
$smarty->display('index.tpl');

?>

Where index.tpl is:

{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|count_words}

This will output:

Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.
7