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# Variables loaded from config files

Variables that are loaded from the config files are referenced by enclosing them within `#hash marks#`, or with the smarty variable `$smarty.config`. The later syntax is useful for embedding into quoted attribute values.

Example 4-6. config variables Example config file - `foo.conf`:
    pageTitle = "This is mine"
    bodyBgColor = '#eeeeee'
    tableBorderSize = 3
    tableBgColor = "#bbbbbb"
    rowBgColor = "#cccccc"
A template demonstrating the `#hash#` method:
    {config_load file='foo.conf'}
    <html>
    <title>{#pageTitle#}</title>
    <body bgcolor="{#bodyBgColor#}">
    <table border="{#tableBorderSize#}" bgcolor="{#tableBgColor#}">
    <tr bgcolor="{#rowBgColor#}">
        <td>First</td>
        <td>Last</td>
        <td>Address</td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </body>
    </html>
A template demonstrating the `$smarty.config` method:
    {config_load file='foo.conf'}
    <html>
    <title>{$smarty.config.pageTitle}</title>
    <body bgcolor="{$smarty.config.bodyBgColor}">
    <table border="{$smarty.config.tableBorderSize}" bgcolor="{$smarty.config.tableBgColor}">
    <tr bgcolor="{$smarty.config.rowBgColor}">
        <td>First</td>
        <td>Last</td>
        <td>Address</td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </body>
    </html>
Both examples would output:
    <html>
    <title>This is mine</title>
    <body bgcolor="#eeeeee">
    <table border="3" bgcolor="#bbbbbb">
    <tr bgcolor="#cccccc">
    	<td>First</td>
    	<td>Last</td>
    	<td>Address</td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    </body>
    </html>

Config file variables cannot be used until after they are loaded in from a config file. This procedure is explained later in this document under `{config_load}`.

See also variables and $smarty reserved variables

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