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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty plugin
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage PluginsModifier
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smarty replace modifier plugin
+ * Type:     modifier<br>
+ * Name:     replace<br>
+ * Purpose:  simple search/replace
+ *
+ * @link   http://smarty.php.net/manual/en/language.modifier.replace.php replace (Smarty online manual)
+ * @author Monte Ohrt <monte at ohrt dot com>
+ * @author Uwe Tews
+ *
+ * @param string $string input string
+ * @param string $search text to search for
+ * @param string $replace replacement text
+ *
+ * @return string
+ */
+function smarty_modifier_replace($string, $search, $replace) {
+    if (Smarty::$_MBSTRING) {
+        require_once(SMARTY_PLUGINS_DIR . 'shared.mb_str_replace.php');
+
+        return smarty_mb_str_replace($search, $replace, $string);
+    }
+
+    return str_replace($search, $replace, $string);
+}