Is it okay to use variables directly in view files ?

[eluser]Grim[/eluser]
Recently I extend the CI_Controller and have added variables which hold user info. But instead of using

Code:

$data['user_info'] = $this->data->user_info;
$this->load->view('profile', $data);

Can I just use it directly in view files like so...

Code:

if($this->data->user_info) echo '<a href='/logout/'>logout</a>';

Thanks