$nav.parent
is a sequential collection of navigational elements that shows only the parent sections.see also {foreach}, {if}{else}{/if}, {include}.
Sample Usage: (e.g. parentsidemenu.tpl)
<ul>
{foreach item="navigational_element" from=$nav.parent}
<li>
<a href="{navigational_element.link}index.php">
{navigational_element.title}
</a>
</li>
{/foreach}
</ul>
HTML Source Output
<ul>
<li><a href="../../Documentation/Web.Designer/index.php">Web Designer</a></li>
<li><a href="../../Documentation/User.Guide/index.php">User's Guide</a></li>
</ul>