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> This is used to count the number of sentences in a variable.
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>Example 5-6. count_sentences</B
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<span style="color: #0000BB"><?php<br /><br />$smarty</span><span style="color: #007700">-></span><span style="color: #0000BB">assign</span><span style="color: #007700">(</span><span style="color: #DD0000">'articleTitle'</span><span style="color: #007700">,<br /> </span><span style="color: #DD0000">'Two Soviet Ships Collide - One Dies.<br /> Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Axe.'<br /> </span><span style="color: #007700">);<br /><br /></span><span style="color: #0000BB">?></span>
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> Where template is:
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> Will output:
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>Two Soviet Ships Collide - One Dies. Enraged Cow Injures Farmer with Axe.
2</PRE
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> See also
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