Assigning variables to whole controller [Best Practice?]

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Assigning variables to whole controller [Best Practice?] - El Forum - 12-05-2010

[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
I have a class that has multiple functions in it. There are some variables that I want to be referenced upon through-out the whole controller class.

I have the following variables

Code:
$affid = $this->session->userdata('affid');

$startdate = preg_replace('/[^\d-]+/', '', $this->input->get_post('start'));

$enddate = preg_replace('/[^\d-]+/', '',$this->input->get_post('end'));

if(!$startdate)

{

$startdate = date("Y-m-d");

}

if(!$enddate)

{

$enddate = date("Y-m-d");

}

$getsort = htmlspecialchars($this->input->get_post('sort'),ENT_QUOTES);        

$direction = htmlspecialchars($this->input->get_post('dir'),ENT_QUOTES);

if($getsort && $direction)

{

$sort[$getsort] = $direction;

}

I want these variables with these values to be able to be called upon in other functions
inside my controller class.

I tried putting the above code in my constructor, but the variables cannot be referenced in any other
functions within the class besides the constructor.

Any suggestions on how I can make variables global to my class?

Assigning variables to whole controller [Best Practice?] - El Forum - 12-05-2010

[eluser]techgnome[/eluser]
Declare them publically in the class block...

Code:
class SomeClass extens CI_Example 

{

  public $someVar;

  public $someOtherVar;

  function __construct()

  {

    $this->someVar = "This is some var!";

  }

  function somethingelse()

  {

    echo $this->someVar;

  }

} // End Class

Does that help?

-tg

Assigning variables to whole controller [Best Practice?] - El Forum - 12-18-2010

[eluser]Bartolo![/eluser]
It did for me... ;-)

Thanks!