Math {#language.math} ==== Math can be applied directly to variable values. {$foo+1} {$foo*$bar} {* some more complicated examples *} {$foo->bar-$bar[1]*$baz->foo->bar()-3*7} {if ($foo+$bar.test%$baz*134232+10+$b+10)} {$foo|truncate:"`$fooTruncCount/$barTruncFactor-1`"} {assign var="foo" value="`$foo+$bar`"} > **Note** > > Although Smarty can handle some very complex expressions and syntax, > it is a good rule of thumb to keep the template syntax minimal and > focused on presentation. If you find your template syntax getting too > complex, it may be a good idea to move the bits that do not deal > explicitly with presentation to PHP by way of plugins or modifiers.