css file and methods

[eluser]richzilla[/eluser]
I think you might have misunderstood the way CI works. The index function is simply a default function that is called if no other function has been specified. So if the view your calling through your index function has the CSS reference in it, it wont be called for any other method. If you want something to be called everytime the controller is created, put it in the the constructor of your controller (the one with the same name as your controller or __construct).

A better solution however is simply to link to a view that contains all of your css and js references in your view. This way any modifications you make to it, are instantly repeated on every other page.

Personally, i tend to split my pages up into a header and footer and then any number of views to make up the main body of my page. All of my CSS and JS references are called in the 'header' view, and this is called in each of my controller methods, however, you should use whatever system works best with your particular scenario.