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Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]DaveLittle[/eluser] I'm quite new to codeigniter, and was wondering is it possible with Codeigniter to have a library which contain's multiple classes in? I basically need to build a library to communicate with my merchant company's API. The provider has given me the code to incorporate into a hard coded site, there is basically 3 files containing multiple classes in each: PaymentSystem.php, SOAP.php and Common.php Is it possible to create 3 libraries containing all of the classes, load them into the controller and inside my controller function and create new instance for example like this: Code: class Payment_controller extends CI_Controller Or do I need to separate each class into individual libraries and load each one? Or would i be better off just using require_once within the controller and leave the files as they are? Or am i approaching this completely the wrong way! Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]Rolly1971[/eluser] if it was me i would separate each class into it's own file. You could even drop these class files into a sub directory in the libraries folder. DOn't forget though that in order to load the lib's you would need to get the CI instance: Code: class someclass{ then to load your libraries you would use: Code: $this->ci->load->library('subfolder/classname'); Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]DaveLittle[/eluser] Thanks so does that construct bit go in each of the library file? or could i create a library which load's all of the other libraries and just put that in that file? Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]Rolly1971[/eluser] which ever lib needs to load first, put your load->library call in the __construct() function. And if the libraries need access to CI classes then you put the private $ci; in it. as well i find it good practice to ensure each class has a __construct() function. Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]DaveLittle[/eluser] Brilliant thank you for your help Multiple Classes inside a library - El Forum - 10-04-2012 [eluser]Rolly1971[/eluser] no problem, glad to help. |