default
     This is used to set a default value for a variable. If the variable
     is empty or unset, the given default value is printed instead.
     Default takes one argument.
  
| Example 5-9. default | 
<?php
 $smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.');
 
 ?>
 | 
 
    Where template is:
    | {$articleTitle|default:"no title"}
{$myTitle|default:"no title"} | 
 
    This will output:
    | Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.
no title | 
 | 
   See also Default Variable Handling
   and Blank Variable Handling.