Question

There is a helper which I would like to use inside a core class, CI_Router (MY_Router, to be more accurate). In this custom router, I made some modifications to the original code, in order to be able to insert hyphens into my urls.
I have defined the helper on the autoload.php file, as usual, but it seems that I can´t invoque a helper function inside a class other than a view or controller.

Any ideas about how to handle this? My initial approach was to use a helper, so I can reuse it on any place I want.

TYVM.

Answer 1

Helpers are not instantiated until after the core, thus why it does not work.

You will either have to:

1. Duplicate the function in your MY_Router class, or,
2. Rethink why you might be using the same function in the Router that you use in a standard controller or view.

Option 1 is obviously easier, but might not be preferable depending on how bad your OCD is.