Loading a model within a model.

[eluser]CodeOfficer[/eluser]
Really I don't understand why it would be so complicated, the code below as I said before works fine. After a $this->CI =& get_instance(); you can load them wherever you want, in the constructor or in a method. The loader only returns a reference to a model if its already been loaded before, its not not a waste of resources in the least.

I would never want to load a model in a constructor if only 2 of 12 methods in my class used that model. its silly.

Code:

class MyModel extends Model
{
    private $CI;
    
    function MyModel()
    {
        parent::Model();
        $this->CI =& get_instance();    
    }
    
    function whatever()
    {
        $this->CI->load->model('model1');    
        $this->CI->model1->method1();
    }
    
    function woot()
    {
        $this->CI->load->model('model2');    
        $this->CI->model2->method2();    
    }
}