Simple example
I would like to know if there is any possible way that $data could already exist without being set in that method, and if so how to set it.
public function index(){
if(isset($data)){
//how is this possible?
} else if(isset($this->data){
// set in parent::__construct
// ok i'm going to have to set $data in every method in every controller
$data = $this->data;
}
}
additional info
This is my specific problem,
I am using a framework with a controller class which is extended for every controller.
class ControllerBlog extends Controller {}
Every method in every controller perform a few almost identical tasks. Some of these tasks return data within the scope of the method called.
//e.g
public function index(){
$this->loadthis('blog');
$this->loadthat('blog');
$data = $this->get_this('blog');
...
...
$data['title'] = 'blog title';
use_data($data);
}
I would like to move these tasks to Controller class function __construct to limit the amount of code repeated.
<?php
class Controller {
public function __construct() {
//load this and that and return data;
$data = $this->load_and_return_all(get_class($this));
//class level
$this->data = $data;
}
}
is there a way to get the $data variable for use within the scope of the method without the need of adding any additional code to every method of every controller?
class ControllerBlog extends Controller {
public function index(){
//adding this to every method seems silly
$data = $this->data;
// i would like $data to be set in the construct;
}
}
