1.4.4.4. VAR

Function

Using this statement, you can set variable definitions that can be used by the Phorum template language.

Syntax

{VAR <TEMPLATE VARIABLE> <VALUE>}

<TEMPLATE VARIABLE> can be an existing or a new variable name (see Section 1.4.3.4, “Template variables”). The <VALUE> can be any of the data types that are supported by the template language (see Section 1.4.3, “Data types”).

Example code

Example 1.16. VAR statement usage

{VAR MY_VAR "This is my first variable!"}
{VAR MY_VAR OTHER_VAR}
{VAR MY_VAR 1234}

{VAR IS_COOL true}
{IF IS_COOL}
  Yes, this is cool
{/IF}