pass variable to template file

[eluser]mazdaFan[/eluser]
something like this?

Code:

<?php
class MY_Controller extends Controller {
    var $data = array();
    
    function MY_Controller()
    {
        parent::Controller();
        $this->data['menu'] = 'menu1, menu2...';
    }
    
}

and

Code:

$this->load->model(‘Products’);
//$data[‘menu’] = $this->Products->showMenu();
$this->data[‘body’] = ‘bla bla’;
$this->load->view(‘welcome_message’, $this->data);

but get error:
<p>Message: Undefined variable: menu</p>
<p>Filename: views/welcome_message.php</p>