CodeIgniter: Passing database array data to a template file - php

Question

In my application I am trying to populate a sidebar menu list with rows from a database table. More specifically, I try to retrieve team name where the coach has the same user_id as the user that is logged in. I want to list the logged in coach's teams listed in a menu.
In my Model, I am using Active Record to get the desired query results:
public function get_team()
{
$this->db->select('teamname')->from('teams')->where('coaches', $this->session->userdata('user_id'));
$this->db->order_by('teamname', 'asc');
$query = $this->db->get();
if($query->num_rows() > 0)
{
foreach($query->result_array() as $row)
{
$data[] = $row;
}
return $data;
}
}
In the Controller, I am not sure how to go about in order to pass the array data to my view. In my index function, I do this:
public function index()
{
if (!$this->tank_auth->is_logged_in()) {
redirect('/auth/login/');
} else
{
$data['title'] = 'Team';
$data['main_content'] = 'team_v';
$data['username'] = $this->tank_auth->get_username();
$data['coach'] = $this->tank_auth->is_admin();
$this->load->vars($data);
$this->load->view('includes/template');
}
}
And in the relevant controller function, I try to send the data directly to the sidebar view, (which is included in the previously loaded template file):
public function get_team()
{
$data = array(
'result' => $this->team_m->get_team());
$this->load->view('includes/sidebar', $data);
}
The view code performs a standard foreach and looks like this:
<li>Teams</li>
<ul>
<?php /* if (empty($result)): */ ?>
<li>Create a team</li>
<?php /* else: */ ?>
<?php foreach ($result as $row): ?>
<li><?php echo $row['teamname'];?></li>
<?php endforeach; ?>
<?php /* endif; */ ?>
</ul>
<li>Messages</li>
<li>My profile</li>
<li>Logout</li>
Sending the $data array to the sidebar this way doesn't work. I have also tried to load all the views in the template manually and passing the data to the views, but to no avail. No matter how I pass it, it gives me the "Invalid argument supplied for foreach()" error, which AFAIK means that no data gets returned in the array.
However, if I do this in the controller function:
public function get_team()
{
$data = array(
'result' => $this->team_m->get_team());
$this->load->view('get_team_v', $data);
}
and make a get_team_v view with the exact same code in the sidebar view above, then the desired result is listed perfectly. I have also performed an affected_rows test and confirmed that the query part is good. What should I do to get the array data to be listed also in the templated sidebar view?

Answer 1

Solved, for anyone browsing.
Passing the arrays in the index method of the controller like below did it for me.
$data['result'] = $this->team_m->get_team_by_coach();
$this->load->vars($data);
And in the sidebar view like so:
<ul id="menu" class="nav nav-pills nav-stacked">
<li><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-list"></span>My Teams</li>
<ul id="submenu" class="nav">
<?php foreach ($result as $row): ?>
<?php echo '<li>' . $row['teamname'] . '</li>';?>
<?php endforeach;
if(count($result) <= 2)
{
echo '<li><a data-toggle="modal" id="create_team" data-backdrop="true" href="#create_team_modal" href="base_url(index.php/team/create_team)"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-plus"></span>Create a team</a></li>';
}
?>
</ul>
<li><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-envelope"></span>Messages</li>
<li><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-user"></span></i>My Profile</li>
<li><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-log-out"></span>Logout</li>