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# default

This is used to set a default value for a variable. If the variable is

unset or an empty string, the given default value is printed instead.

Default takes the one argument.

## Basic usage

```smarty

{$myVar|default:"(none)"}

```

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type   | Required | Default | Description                                                   |

|-----------|--------|----------|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|

| 1         | string | No       | *empty* | This is the default value to output if the variable is empty. |

## Examples

```php

<?php

    $smarty->assign('articleTitle', 'Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.');

    $smarty->assign('email', '');

```

Where template is:

```smarty

{$articleTitle|default:'no title'}

{$myTitle|default:'no title'}

{$email|default:'No email address available'}

```

Will output:

```

Dealers Will Hear Car Talk at Noon.

no title

No email address available

```

See also the [default variable handling](../../appendixes/tips.md#default-variable-handling) and

the [blank variable handling](../../appendixes/tips.md#blank-variable-handling) pages.