count_paragraphs

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

Example 5-5. count_paragraphs


<?php
$smarty = new Smarty;
$smarty->assign('articleTitle', "War Dims Hope for Peace. Child's Death Ruins
Couple's Holiday.\n\nMan is Fatally Slain. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation.");
$smarty->display('index.tpl');
?>

Where index.tpl is:

{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|count_paragraphs}

This will output:

War Dims Hope for Peace. Child's Death Ruins Couple's Holiday.
     
Man is Fatally Slain. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation.
2