Array to string conversion error in PHP in MVC - php

Question

ERROR: Array to string conversion in
/application/views/main_view.php on line 11
My view main_view.php
<?php echo $someval; ?>
my controller
<?php
class Main extends Controller {
function index()
{
$example = $this->loadModel('Example_model');
$something = $example->getSomething(1);
$template = $this->loadView('main_view');
$template->set('someval', $something);
$template->render();
}
}
?>
my model
<?php
class Example_model extends Model {
public function getSomething($id)
{
$id = $this->escapeString($id);
$result = $this->query('SELECT email FROM users WHERE id="1"');
return $result;
}
}
?>
I dont understand why is that a error. the return should be already in String? Any suggestions? Thanks

Answer 1

The result from your query $result is not a string that can be echoed.
$result = $this->query('SELECT email FROM users WHERE id="1"');
I don't know what framework you're using, but you need to look into how to retrieve query results.

Answer 2

As I wrote in a comment above. I guess the
$result = $this->query('SELECT email FROM users WHERE id="1"');
statement does not return a string. It probably returns an array or a result resource. You can print a variable with
var_dump($result);
If it is an array try
$template->set('someval', $something['email']);
If it is an result resource you probably have to fetch the data first. If it is a mysql resource it's something like
$arrayData = mysql_fetch_assoc($result);
If it's neither you have to check the documentation of your framework.