Question

I have a function that prints out the following into an array like this:

Array ( [0] => Array ( [id] => 1 [name] => name

However I am unable to foreach through this and I am unsure why?

         <ul>
             {foreach from=$array item=item}
              <li>{$item.name}</li>
            {/foreach}
         </ul>

Update:

{foreach item=topitem from=$getlocations}
         {foreach item=item from=$topitem}
          <option value="{$item.locationid}">{$item.name}</option>
          {/foreach}
      {/foreach}

Function:

function getlocations()
    {
      global $smarty;

      $query = placeholderstackoverflow;

      return $query;

      $smarty->assign('getlocations', $getlocations);
    }

Answer 1

Your code actually will run through an associative arrays, assuming you’re using Smarty 3.xx.

Example php code:

$tpl->assign('yourarray', array( 
  0 => array ( 
      'id' => 1, 
      'name' => 'name'
    )
  )
);

Example smarty code:

<ul>
{foreach from=$yourarray item=item}
    <li>{$item.name}</li>
{/foreach}
</ul>

…generates the following HTML output:

<ul>
    <li>name</li>
</ul>

If this isn’t your actual or expected result, please add more code.

Check out,

• if you’re using a Smarty Version 3.xx and
• if your array really is properly formed.

Update:

Since you’re using Smarty 2.xx, then be advised that foreach has been changed in between.

For walking through a nested array, you cannot just use one foreach, you have to use more of them. Check out example 7.8 in the manual for version 2.xx.