Codeigniter - passing multiple data arrays to a view?

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Codeigniter - passing multiple data arrays to a view? - El Forum - 06-24-2010

[eluser]design_shuffle[/eluser]
Hi,

I am trying to populate a dropdown menu on an events page with a list of locations.

What I wish to do is retrieve all names from a locations table, store them in an array in my event.php controller, pass this to a view which then lists all the locations in a dropdown menu.

Here is the loop in my controller which retrieves the locations..

Code:
$result = $this->locationModel->get_locations_list();

    $arr[] = '';

    foreach ($result as $val)

        $arr[$val->id] = $val->name;

I am already passing a variable to my view called $data like so -

Code:
$this->template->load('admin/template', 'admin/eventEdit', $data);

I have tried passing the $arr variable and the $data array in the above line but this stops the view from rendering.

Please could someone guide me on how to pass the information that is stored in the $arr variable to my view along with the $data variable.

Thanks

Dan

Thanks
Dan

Codeigniter - passing multiple data arrays to a view? - El Forum - 06-24-2010

[eluser]Simian Studios[/eluser]
Hi Dan

$data should just be an array, so this should work:

Code:
$data['arr'] = $arr;

$this->template->load('admin/template', 'admin/eventEdit', $data);

Then in your view you would access $arr via "$data['arr']" and treat it just like a normal array.

I would suggest giving $arr a more descriptive name also, just to avoid confusion further down the line..