Helpers access $this->load->vars($data) ? [take-2]

[eluser]stormbytes[/eluser]
I originally posted this last night & thought the matter resolved. Trying to pass a variable to a Helper through a call just won't work. This is form input so it involves set_value() & validation, etc.

So I'm back to my original question -


I’m writing some helper functions which are called from within a view, and I’m wondering if there’s a way to write the helper function so that it can access variables loaded (from within the originating controller) through $this->load->vars($data). Perhaps some $CI method I don't know of, or some hack/workaround.


Thanks!