Using a menu independently from specific controller

[eluser]pistolPete[/eluser]
You can extend the Controller class:

Put a file named MY_Controller.php in /system/application/libraries with the following contents:

Code:

// choose a name for that controller subclass, e.g. "ApplicationController"
class ApplicationController extends Controller {
   function ApplicationController()
   {
        parent::Controller();
   }
    
   function drawMenu()
   {
       // build your menu here
   }
}

Now update all your existing Controllers:

Code:

class Main extends ApplicationController //instead of "extends Controller"
{
   function index()
   {
      [...]
      $this->drawContent();
      $this->drawMenu();
      $this->template->render();
   }
[...]
}