codeigniter table array variable not defined - php

Question

This should be a simple passing an array to a view. The controller is set to pull all data from the table. I have initialized the table library and loaded the model code with the $this->load->model(array('Account'). I have full crud methods built.
I am getting a variable undefined on my view page.
Controller code is:
public function index(){
$this->load->library('table');
$children = array();
$this->load->model(array('Account'));
$children = $this->Account->get(); //retrieves all the records in the database
foreach ($children as $child){
$account = new Account();
$account->load($account->id);
$children[] = array(
$account->id,
$account->familyName,
$account->addr1,
$account->city,
$account->state,
$account->zip,
$account->phone1,
$account->email,
$account->parent_only,
);
}
$this->load->view('main_view');
$this->load->view('body_content_ma', array(
'body_content_ma' => $children,
));
}
On the view page I get an error that says undefined variable children. What do you think I am missing here:
View code is:
<?php
$this->table->set_heading('ID', 'Family Name', 'City', 'State', 'Zip', 'Phone', 'Email', 'Parent only Pickup');
echo $this->table->generate($children);
?>
ANSWER:
This is the coding that finally worked.
I had to go back through it a few times to get it what was missing.
public function index(){
$this->load->library('table');
$children = array();
$this->load->model(array('Account'));
$account = $this->Account->get(); //retrieves all the records in the database
foreach ($account as $c){
$account = new Account();
$account->load($account->id);
$children[] = array(
$c->id,
$c->familyName,
$c->addr1,
$c->city,
$c->state,
$c->zip,
$c->phone1,
$c->email,
$c->parent_only,
);
}
//echo '<tt><pre>' . var_export($children, TRUE) . '</pre></tt>';
$this->load->view('main_view');
$this->load->view('body_content_ma', array(
'body_content_ma' => $children
));
}
I had a feeling that I was using $children to many times and was overwriting the variable. I was right. Once I declared the variable. I should not have used it again.
When I reassigned the variable $children to $children = $this->Account->get();
I think I effectively overwrote the array that was declared the line before. So even though the array was filled the array reference was destroyed.
I did use the $body_content_ma in the view code to generate the table.
Everything is being rendered now.
On to pagination!

Answer 1

just simple things you are missing $children variable is mapped to $body_content_ma
just replace $children to $body_content_ma .
echo $this->table->generate($children);
replace by
echo $this->table->generate($body_content_ma );

Answer 2

you can use this code.. hope will be working for you.
public function index(){
$this->load->library('table');
$children = array();
$this->load->model(array('Account'));
$data['children'] = $this->Account->get(); //retrieves all the records in the database
$this->load->view('main_view');
$this->load->view('body_content_ma',$data));
}
in view you can use $children as a array to print the value.

Answer 3

This would be my function;
public function index()
{
$this->load->library('table');
$this->load->model('Account_model');
$data['children'] = $this->Account_model->get();
foreach ($data['children'] as $child)
{
// Your foreach code...
}
$this->load->view('main_view');
$this->load->view('body_content_ma', $data);
}

Answer 4

Your view:
<?php
$this->table->set_heading('ID',
'Family Name',
'City',
'State',
'Zip',
'Phone',
'Email',
'Parent only Pickup');
echo $this->table->generate($body_content_ma);
?>
Explanation:
You are passsing body_content_ma from your controller to your view and not children hence giving you an undefined error.
Edit:
Below is the format of the array to generate rows of the table.
The array should consist of array of rows.
$data = array(
array('Name', 'Color', 'Size'),
array('Fred', 'Blue', 'Small'),
array('Mary', 'Red', 'Large'),
array('John', 'Green', 'Medium')
);
echo $this->table->generate($data);
Documentation: http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/libraries/table.html