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Reputation: 4267

Codeigniter - autoloading models with aliases

When I manually load models in codeigniter I can specify an alias like so:

$this->load->model("user_model","user"); //user is an alias to user_model
$this->user->getProfile(); //use the alias to refer to the actual model

Some of these models are being extensively used in my application and so I decided to autoload them using autoload.php. I know I can load them so:

$autoload['model'] = array("user_model","another_model");

However they are referenced all over with their aliases. I want to load them with existing alias name so that the current code is not disturbed.

I guess I can have some code like this in an autoloaded helper maybe:

$ci= &get_instance();
$ci->user = $ci->user_model;

But what I wanted to check is, can I load model with alias name while autoloading?

Upvotes: 2

Views: 7945

Answers (2)

DisgruntledGoat
DisgruntledGoat

Reputation: 72560

For CodeIgniter 2.x this is not possible in autoloading, but you can do it by extending the default controller. Create a file MY_Controller.php in the application/core directory, with this code:

<?php
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller
{
    function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
        $this->load->model('Example_model', 'alias');
    }
}

Of course, replace Example_model and alias with your appropriate model and desired alias.

Then change your controllers to extend MY_Controller instead of CI_Controller. Now you can use $this->alias->whatever() in any Controller.

Upvotes: 1

Rakesh Sharma
Rakesh Sharma

Reputation: 13728

yes you can create same alias in in autoload pass as an array try but not possiable with only alias you can create same alias as auto loading time.

$autoload['model'] = array(array('users_model', 'users'), array('an_model', 'an'), 'other_model');

or try

$autoload['model'] = array(array('users_model', 'users', FALSE));

For more :- https://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter/issues/2117

http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/110977/#560168

Upvotes: 3

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