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# display()

display() -- displays the template

## Description

void display ( string template [, string cache_id [, string compile_id]])

This displays the template unlike `fetch()`. Supply a valid template resource type and path. As an optional second parameter, you can pass a `$cache id`, see the caching section for more information.

As an optional third parameter, you can pass a `$compile_id`. This is in the event that you want to compile different versions of the same template, such as having separate templates compiled for different languages. Another use for `$compile_id` is when you use more than one `$template_dir` but only one `$compile_dir`. Set a separate `$compile_id` for each `$template_dir`, otherwise templates of the same name will overwrite each other. You can also set the `$compile_id` variable once instead of passing this to each call to this function.

Example 13-1. display()
`<?php include(SMARTY_DIR.'Smarty.class.php'); $smarty = new Smarty(); $smarty->caching = true; // only do db calls if cache doesn't exist if(!$smarty->is_cached('index.tpl')) { // dummy up some data $address = "245 N 50th"; $db_data = array( "City" => "Lincoln", "State" => "Nebraska", "Zip" => "68502" ); $smarty->assign("Name","Fred"); $smarty->assign("Address",$address); $smarty->assign('data', $db_data); } // display the output $smarty->display('index.tpl'); ?>`

Example 13-2. Other display() template resource examples Use the syntax for template resources to display files outside of the `$template_dir` directory.
`<?php // absolute filepath $smarty->display('/usr/local/include/templates/header.tpl'); // absolute filepath (same thing) $smarty->display('file:/usr/local/include/templates/header.tpl'); // windows absolute filepath (MUST use "file:" prefix) $smarty->display('file:C:/www/pub/templates/header.tpl'); // include from template resource named "db" $smarty->display('db:header.tpl'); ?>`

See also `fetch()` and `template_exists()`.

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