how to load a library from another librarie

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how to load a library from another librarie - El Forum - 12-26-2008

[eluser]frietkot[/eluser]
Hi,

I've made a library called MY_Upload, handeling image uploading and stuff and extending the CI_Upload class.
But now I want to use another native library in my self made library (the image_lib library).

How do I load another library in my MY_Upload library?
Is it even posible?

how to load a library from another librarie - El Forum - 12-26-2008

[eluser]davidbehler[/eluser]
You can use this for loading libraries inside another library

Code:
$CI =& get_instance(); 

$CI->load->library('library_name');

and then you can use the library doing this

Code:
$CI->library_name->function_name();

That should work.

how to load a library from another librarie - El Forum - 12-26-2008

[eluser]Bramme[/eluser]
When you're extending existing CI Libraries, there usually allready is a $this->CI variable you can use to load libraries. waldmeister's code would change into:

Code:
$this-CI->load->library('library_name');

$this->CI->library_name->function_name();