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function help [solved] - El Forum - 02-10-2012
[eluser]superfake123[/eluser]
Hello,
How/where can I put this function so that I can access it from within any controller/model or view etc?
Code:
function get_setting($setting)
{
$query = $this->db->where('setting_name',$setting)->get('settings')->row();
return $query->value;
}I tried putting it in a helper but the db class doesn't work from helpers I guess?
Thanks!
function help [solved] - El Forum - 02-10-2012
[eluser]CroNiX[/eluser]
Lots of ways, actually. You can extend the Controller with MY_Controller and put it there. You could create a library. You could also put it in a helper, but not the way you are doing it. A helper is a regular php function, so it doesn't know anything about CI ($this) unless you bring the CI superglobal into it, like:
Code:
function get_setting($setting)
{
$CI =& get_instance(); //now access CI using $CI instead of $this
$query = $CI->db->where('setting_name',$setting)->get('settings')->row();
return $query->value;
}function help [solved] - El Forum - 02-10-2012
[eluser]superfake123[/eluser]
oh I like the $CI =& get_instance() way! thank you very much!