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+<?php
+/**
+ * Smarty plugin
+ *
+ * @package    Smarty
+ * @subpackage PluginsModifierCompiler
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Smarty default modifier plugin
+ * Type:     modifier<br>
+ * Name:     default<br>
+ * Purpose:  designate default value for empty variables
+ *
+ * @link   http://www.smarty.net/manual/en/language.modifier.default.php default (Smarty online manual)
+ * @author Uwe Tews
+ *
+ * @param array $params parameters
+ *
+ * @return string with compiled code
+ */
+function smarty_modifiercompiler_default($params) {
+    $output = $params[0];
+    if (!isset($params[1])) {
+        $params[1] = "''";
+    }
+
+    array_shift($params);
+    foreach ($params as $param) {
+        $output = '(($tmp = @' . $output . ')===null||$tmp===\'\' ? ' . $param . ' : $tmp)';
+    }
+
+    return $output;
+}