Is it possible to pass a variable from MODEL to CONTROLLER?!

[eluser]developer10[/eluser]
[quote author="beckyftw" date="1260689784"]You could create a function that returned the value you want to pass such as:

Code:

function varToPass() {
    return $varToPass;
}

then access it like

Code:

$this->your_model->varToPass();

I don't know if it's possible pass it so you can access it like a normal variable though :/[/quote]

that variable should contain the value mentioned above (from the previous model function).
if i send it from a new function, it won't hold the value i need (num_rows BEFORE applying the limit) unless
i run a similar query in that new function as well.

so, i need the variable sent from the same function.

thanks anyway!