Can i pass params into a controllers __construct() function?

[eluser]coldscooter[/eluser]
Example:

public function __construct($id=null){
parent::__construct($id);

die($id);
}

The param that i pass in the uri is never picked up by the __construct function.

[eluser]LifeSteala[/eluser]
Hello,

Please remember to place code within builtin CODE tags for better readability.

To accomplish your goal, ensure you're URI Class Library is loaded and you can do the following:

Note: code is untested.

Code:

public function __construct()
{
  parent::__construct();
  
  // Replace segment (n)
  $id = $this->uri->segment(n);

  die($id);
}

Hope that helps.

[eluser]PhilTem[/eluser]
And to answer your topic's question: No, you can't pass arguments to the controller's __construct() method. If you want to know more about it, have a look at codeigniter/core/CodeIgniter.php and the path of the request from the index.php through all other files until it reaches you controller. Then you should be able to answer your question by yourself

[eluser]InsiteFX[/eluser]
PhilTem is correct.

But you can pass parameters through the constructor in your own libraries.
For models you need to create an intialization method and pass then in thrugh it.