load_filter()

load_filter() -- load a filter plugin

Description

void load_filter ( string type, string name)

The first argument specifies the type of the filter to load and can be one of the following: pre, post or output. The second argument specifies the name of the filter plugin.

Example 13-1. Loading filter plugins

<?php

// load prefilter named 'trim'
$smarty->load_filter('pre', 'trim');

// load another prefilter named 'datefooter'
$smarty->load_filter('pre', 'datefooter');

// load output filter named 'compress'
$smarty->load_filter('output', 'compress');

?>

See also register_prefilter(), register_postfilter(), register_outputfilter(), $autoload_filters and advanced features.