Codeigniter passing objects within views - php

Question

I am loading a view from a Controller file and that View loads another view which a final one as below,
First view Call :
Controller: device.php
public function device_name(){
$data = new stdClass;
$data->device_name = "Apple";
$this->load->view('apple_device',$data);
}
Second view call :
View: In apple_device.php
$device_name->count = 123;
$this->load->view('device_counts',$device_name);
I am using object here instead of an array as a passing variable between views. But if i use array, it works fine.
And the above code throwing error as like below,
Message: Attempt to assign property of non-object
Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Yes, you may still pass through objects, but not at the 'first level', you'll need to wrap the object you want to pass through inside an array.
public function device_name(){
$mobiles = new stdClass;
$mobiles->device_name = "Apple";
$data = array( "mobiles" => $mobiles );
$this->load->view('apple_device',$data);
}
This is because when CodeIgniter will initialize the view, it will check the contents of the second view() parameter. If it's an object - it'll cast it to an array via get_object_vars() (See github link)
protected function _ci_object_to_array($object)
{
return is_object($object) ? get_object_vars($object) : $object;
}
Which will in turn, turn your initial $data into:
$data = new stdClass;
$data->device_name = "Apple";
$example = get_object_vars( $data );
print_r( $example );
Array ( [device_name] => Apple )
Thus to avoid this, nest your object inside an array() which will avoid being converted.