Brackets variable php

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I dont like to use a template engine in PHP. But i do like to assign {variable} to a PHP variable. How can i convert these variables to a php variable?

I tried to search on stackoverflow etc, nothing is what i mean.

Probally you will suggest use a TPL engine but that is not my question. What should be the right term for this 'function'. I just wanna learn for example with a good tutorial.

{username} links to $user->data()->username

Do you mean that you want to do yourself what a template engine does? Because a template engine does exactly what you are asking. But you want to write the logic yourself. Am I correct? You are asking how to replace {username} USING php? Or am I misunderstanding. — Cave Johnson
– Cave Johnson, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 18:45
You need a combination of a parser together with a compiler. That together is called a template engine. — arkascha
– arkascha, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 18:46
May be it can help you php.net/manual/en/function.extract.php — daheda
– daheda, Commented Mar 17, 2017 at 19:04

Symeon Quimby · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-17 19:01:48Z

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If you are looking to roll your own basic templating you can use str_replace

$string = 'Hello {username} Today is {fulldate}';
$search = ['{username}', '{fulldate}'];
$replace = [$user->data()->username, date(DATE_RFC850)];
$result = str_replace($search, $replace, $string);

It's basic and crude and can be full of gotchcas if you're not careful. Which is why using a template engine is highly recommended. They are more powerful and generally safer then rolling your own.

answered Mar 17, 2017 at 19:01

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