design philosophy: helpers,libraries, and bears oh my

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
Yes thats the CI Super object.

Code:

class Someclass {
    
    private $CI;

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

        // get the CI superobject!
        $this->CI =& get_instance();

        // now you can use $this->CI-> to get database etc.
    }

}

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