Code Iginter Core subclassing

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[quote author="blasto333" date="1224572853"]What I did is create a base controller that all Admin controllers extend, so that functionality is taken care of.

Secure_Area

Code:

<?php
class Secure_Area extends Controller
{
    /*
    Controllers that are considered secure extend Secure_Area, optionally a $module_id can
    be set to also check if a user can access a particular module in the system.
    */
    function __construct($module_id=null)
    {
        parent::__construct();    
        
        if(!$this->Employee->is_logged_in())
        {
            redirect('login');
        }
        
        if(!$this->Employee->has_permission($module_id,$this->Employee->get_logged_in_employee_info()->person_id))
        {
            redirect('no_access/'.$module_id);
        }
    }
}
?>

Items controller

Code:

<?php
require_once ("Secure_Area.php");
class Items extends Secure_Area
{
    function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct('items');    
    }
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}
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I am not sure what you mean on the other question[/quote]


Hello, I was going to open a new thread, but seems I have the same problem, only that I'm subclassing a Model.

Using the code above as example, is there a way to subclass another subclass without using the line

Code:

require_once ("Secure_Area.php");

or loading the first subclass in the autoload? Is this the best way to subclass a subclass?