Smarty : Variable Modifiers (count_paragraphs)

This is used to count the number of paragraphs in a variable.

Example : count_paragraphs

<?php
$smarty->assign('articleTitle', "War Dims Hope for Peace. Child's Death Ruins Couple's Holiday.\n\n Man is Fatally Slain. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation."
);
?>

Where template is:

{$articleTitle}
{$articleTitle|count_paragraphs}

Will output:

War Dims Hope for Peace. Child's Death Ruins Couple's Holiday.

Man is Fatally Slain. Death Causes Loneliness, Feeling of Isolation.