I am trying to create a custom User library in CodeIgniter. Inside this library I would like to use other CodeIgniter libraries and helpers but I am running into erros. Here are the steps I have taken:
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I created the User class in a User.php file and uploaded it to applications/libraries/.
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Inside application/config/autoload.php I am autoloading the User library.
Here is the code in my User library:
<?php
class User {
private $CI;
public function __construct()
{
$this->CI =& get_instance();
$this->CI->load->helper('form');
}
public function create_login_form()
{
echo 'hello';
echo $this->CI->form->form_open();
}
}
/* End of file User.php */
Then in one of my views I am using to call the create_login_form method:
$this->user->create_login_form()
It seems like the method is being called because the hello is being echoed but when it gets to using the form helper form_open
method I am getting the following error:
A PHP Error was encountered Severity: Notice Message: Undefined
property: Home::$form Filename: libraries/User.php Line Number: 46Fatal error: Call to a member function form_open() on a non-object in
…/application/libraries/User.php on line 46
Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
Thanks!
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