Global Var inside Constructor to pass to view

[eluser]pyrokinesis[/eluser]
Hi everyone,

Is it possible to automatically declare/set a variable in the controller __construct and automatically pass it to the view when every controller method is called???

E.G. ->

Code:

<?
class Sample_Controller extends Controller {
    
    public $data;

    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();

        $this->data = array();
        $data['active_menu'] = 'Menu One';
    }
    
    public function function_one($data) {
        $data['page_title'] = 'Sample Page Title';
        //$data['active_menu'] is passed to the main view
        $this->load->view($this->main_view, $data);
    }

    public function function_two($data) {
        $data['page_title'] = 'Another Page Title';
        //Override the default $data['active_menu'] value
        $data['active_menu'] = 'new value';
        $this->load->view($this->main_view, $data);
    }
}
?>

Thanks