Passing array variable to View in Codeigniter - php

Question

Good Day!
I have this code and I don't know what could be the problem with my code 'casue I can't echo the value of variable in view.
This is my controller:
public function generate()
{
$name = $this->input->post('name');
$this->data['generated'] = $this->user_models->generate_name($name);
$this->load->view('templates/header');
$this->load->view('generated_user_views', $this->data);
$this->load->view('templates/footer');
}
The Model:
function generate_name($name)
{
$this->db->select('*');
$this->db->from('user');
$this->db->where('name', $name);
$query = $this->db->get();
return $query->result_array();
}
In View:
<?php
$view_name = $generated['name'];
$view_department = $generated['department'];
?>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="name" class="col-sm-2 control-label emp">Name</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" class="typeahead form-control" id="name" placeholder="Name" name="name" autocomplete="off"><?php echo $view_name; ?></input>
</div>
</div>
<div class="form-group">
<label for="department" class="col-sm-2 control-label emp">Department</label>
<div class="col-sm-10">
<input type="text" class="typeahead form-control" id="department" placeholder="Department" name="department" autocomplete="off"><?php echo $view_department; ?></input>
</div>
</div>
I don't know why I always have an error like:
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined index: name
Filename: views/generated_user_views.php
Line Number: 12
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined index: department
Filename: views/generated_user_views.php
Line Number: 13

Answer 1

In your model you are selecting all the data from your table so there is a multidimensional array returned,In view you need to loop over your results,see docs
foreach ($generated as $row)
{
echo $row['name'];
echo $row['department'];
}
Or i guess if you need a single record from your table then you can use $query->row_array();in your model and in view you can access them as
$view_name =$generated['name'];
$view_department = $generated['department'];

Answer 2

Try this:
$name = $this->input->post('name');
$department = $this->user_models->generate_name($name);
$this->data = array('generated' => array('name' => $name, 'department'=> $department);