codeigniter - retrieve controller variables in view (using $this)

Question

in my controller i have an public variable i want to use in my view.

public $header = array("show_menu"=>true);

Traditional i would pass variables as an array to the load->view("incl_header",$header) function, however i have noticed that in my view i can retrieve variables of my controller like so:

echo  $this->header['show_menu'];

Are there any problems retrieving variables like this in my view file?

I am using codeigniter 2.1.3

In your view do var_dump($this); and you will see why you can. — user1592648
– user1592648, Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 20:40
Yes, it is fine, it's just not consistent with what CI users will do. Try to stick with the normal way of accessing the variable using CI just in case such a use will not be possible in future versions. — user1592648
– user1592648, Commented Apr 15, 2013 at 20:43

Sven van den Boogaart · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-16 12:31:37Z

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It's possible to do it like that.

If you use var_dump($this) you can see all the variables that are availible in your view.

It's not the normal codeigniter way of retrieving variables in your view.

How ever this might change in futeure releases of codeigniter so you must keep that in mind when using this method.

answered Apr 16, 2013 at 12:31

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