Using Smarty Template Engine with Xajax Toolkit

Are you having a hard time making Smarty and Xajax to work together? Then, this guide is for you. Setting up Smarty and Xajax to work together requires no tricks but a lot of patience is a must.

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/* include all the required functions and class files */
include('libs/smarty.class.php');
include('xajax.inc.php');
/* end */
/* instantiate the smarty templating engine */
$body = new Smarty();
/* end */
/* instantiate the ajax class and register functions*/
$xajax = new xajax();
/* debug output */
//$xajax->debugOn();
/* register your ajax functions */
$xajax->registerFunction(’addFormInput’);
$xajax->registerFunction(’processAddForm’);
/* end */
/* process ajax request then assign and call xajax javascript for your smarty template */
$xajax->processRequests();
$body->assign(’ajax_script’, $xajax->getJavascript());
$body->display(’index.html’);