Smarty

[damucz]

Is there any way how to call static method such as {if Permissions::check('delete', $user)} ?

I found thread about using calling static method directly (ala {Permissions::check()}), but the solution was a special smarty compiler function like {static class="Permissions" method="check" argument="..."}. It is useless for me cause I can't use it in condition.

I have no workaround beside $smarty->assign object instance to the template.

The same problem is with using encapsulated class constants like {Permissions::CAN_READ} instead of global constant {$smarty.const.CAN_READ}. Does anybody know a way?

Thanks,
Dan

[boots]

No, AFAIK it is not possible.

I usually only have a few static methods that I am interested in making available to my templates and I simply register them manually as plugin functions using the usual PHP array callback syntax eg: array('Permissions', 'check'). If you have a lot of methods to pack up like that, you can write some code to automate the process.

[TGKnIght]

Best thing would be to create a modifier plugin for your custom security check... Make the modifier return a boolean value that you can then use in your if statement

[frugalprogrammer]

It's code reuse, it's good practice, and I'm honestly surprised that Smarty would be so silly as to not include a simple pattern such as this in its codebase.

[mohrt]

You directly break the rules of template/business logic separation with this in the template. Keep your business logic out of the presentation layer. That is how Smarty is designed to work. So, one way to do it:

[linenoise88]

I know this is a response to an old post, but it came up when doing a google search. You can't do it directly, but you can cheat and make it work.
If you assign a variable:

$object = new object_class();
$smarty->assign('object_static', $object);

Then in the smarty template
{if $var == $object_static->some_static_method($param)}
...do something...
{/if}

Php can call :: static methods like they were -> instance methods when you have created a instance
object_class::some_static_method();
or
$object = object_class();
$object->some_static_method();
both should work.

Some posters suggested this might breach the business logic/presentation separation, but if you are using the information for presentation only as it appears and not making changes, I don't see how that would be the case.