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When to $this->load - El Forum - 09-25-2012
[eluser]davlyn[/eluser]
Performance wise, and general good practice wise when it is recommended to load a certain helper or lib?
Or in other words when should load in:
1. Auto load?
2. Controller level so that every method can access it?
3. Method/Function?
Same could be asked for models also.
When to $this->load - El Forum - 09-25-2012
[eluser]Otemu[/eluser]
1. If you commonly use the helper/lib or model throughout your site then autoload it
2. If you commonly use the helper/lib or model in every function of that controller then load it at controller level
3. If it not commonly used in other method/functions then load it at this level
In terms of benchmarking I am not sure how much diff it makes, could be talking milliseconds.
When to $this->load - El Forum - 09-25-2012
[eluser]davlyn[/eluser]
Thanks, that mases sense.