Nullsafe object operator

[santaclaus21]

Is there a nullsafe operator in Smarty similar to PHP's ?->?

In PHP 8 we can safely access properties or call methods on objects that may be null using the nullsafe operator, for example:

{$user?->getAddress()?->getCity()}

However, when working with Smarty templates, accessing nested object properties seems to require additional checks to avoid errors if one of the objects is null.

Is there an equivalent mechanism in Smarty, or a recommended way to handle this case?

(related: #633)

[wisskid]

Work has been done in 2024 on this: #860
But we got stuck on PHP7 support.