Global Var inside Constructor to pass to view

[eluser]pyrokinesis[/eluser]
Thanks for the reply Dam1an,

How about if I do this then?

Code:

<?php
class Sample_Controller extends Controller {

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

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

It doesn't seem to work either,

I'm trying to set up a default value that is set in the constructor and passed passed to every view unless overwritten from within the specific controller.

Thanks for the help