echo php function inside html tag

Question

I have a function in my controller that retrieves User name here:

public function getUserName(){
     $user_id = $this->session->userdata('user_id');
     return $this->user_model->sban_name($user_id);
 }

Now, what I want is to put it directly inside an HTML tag like this,

<a href="#"><?php echo getUserName();?></a>

But, it's not working. Is there any other way to do it?

Define a helper and load it in your controller and call it in your view. — Indrasinh Bihola
– Indrasinh Bihola, Commented Jul 4, 2015 at 11:13
Why don't you pass data within a view as like redirect('your_view',$data); — Narendrasingh Sisodia
– Narendrasingh Sisodia, Commented Jul 4, 2015 at 11:22
CI provides a way to call your function in your view by creating your own helper but in your context simply follow a way of @GluePear. — Indrasinh Bihola
– Indrasinh Bihola, Commented Jul 4, 2015 at 11:26

Aminah Nuraini · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-11 23:30:41Z

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You need to pass the username to your view via the controller. You can't access controller functions in your view. So in the controller that loads the view, do something like this:

$data['username'] = $this->getUserName();
$this->load->view('view_name',$data);

Then in your view you can simply echo the username:

<a href="#"><?php echo $username ?></a>

edited Apr 11, 2016 at 23:30

Aminah Nuraini

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answered Jul 4, 2015 at 11:24

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4 Comments

Junrey Berondo Ongcol Over a year ago

something like this? $this->load->view('dashboard/inc/header_view',$data);

GluePear Over a year ago

Yes. I'm assuming you're loading the view like that anyway? For more info on passing data to views, see the Codeigniter manual.

Junrey Berondo Ongcol Over a year ago

i tried, but it says, undefined function getUserName();

GluePear Over a year ago

In my example, the function getUserName has to be in the same controller as the function that loads the view. Is it?

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