Question

I currently send some data as an array from my CodeIgniter controller to a view:

//Send data to template
$this->load->view('generator/content', $data);

Where $data is:

$data = array_merge($page, $posts);

I wish to modify some of the data in $posts before sending it to the view, by calling a function/method inside my library:

if (!empty($posts)) {   
    $posts = $this->my_library->modifyPosts($posts, $page_ID);
}

The stuff inside the function/method includes str_replace, exploding strings, time formatting and generally turning the data from the array into a usable format. From what I understand, it’s best to do this stuff using a library.

Is there a way I can rebuild and return the array to the controller from the library, so that when I pass the data to the view it is ready to be presented?

Answer 1

Well you should be calling the library function from the controller anyway. So in the controller you might have

$posts = $this->my_library->modify_something($posts);

and then your library can do it’s thing and return $posts in the new “usable format”

Then it’s just fine from there, add the data to the $data array and pass it to your view.