extending the controller class

[eluser]jedd[/eluser]
Hi Doodlez,

[quote author="Doodlez" date="1273244440"]
I planned on extending the controller class with functions that generate the elements.
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You might want to get comfortable with using the built-in way of extending the core controller class - read about it [url="/wiki/MY_Controller"]in the wiki[/url].