How to support $result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC)

[eluser]jonnyjon[/eluser]
Is there a way to extend CI to support the MySQLI method:
$result->fetch_array(MYSQLI_ASSOC);

I'm a big fan of associative arrays and dislike the fact that I have to use alternate syntax for CI.

I would like to extend the DB class to support this if possible.