Cant pass array value from codeigniter controller to view - php

Question

Inside my controller, I have a line that needs to pass $content['pass_check'] to the view. It is inside an if statement that checks for validation. This I have found causes it to break. Once I move the $content['pass_check'] outside of any if statement, it works just fine passing to the view. All of the other values are passed (accounts, expense_accounts, vendors, terms). What must I do to get it to pass within this if statement. I've even tried moving it outside of the validation and it still wont set.
function create() {
require_permission("INVOICE_EDIT");
$this->load->library("form_validation");
$this->form_validation->set_rules("invoice_number", "Invoice Number", "required");
if($this->form_validation->run() !== false) {
$post = $this->input->post();
$this->session->set_userdata("create_invoice_vendor", $post['vendor_id']);
$this->session->set_userdata("create_invoice_date", $post['invoice_date']);
$invoice_number_exists = $this->invoices->count(array("invoice_number" => $post['invoice_number'])) > 0;
$post['invoice_date'] = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($post['invoice_date']));
$post['due_date'] = date("Y-m-d", strtotime($post['due_date']));
$post['date_entered'] = "now()";
$id = $this->invoices->insert_invoice($post);
$this->load->model("vendors");
if(isset($post['invoice_number'])){
$string_check= $post['invoice_number'];
$string_check= preg_replace('/\d/', '#', $string_check);
$string_check= preg_replace('/\w/', '#', $string_check);
$invoice_pattern=array();
$invoice_pattern = $this->db->select("invoice_pattern")->where("vendor_id",
$post['vendor_id'])->get("vendors")->result();
$invoice_pattern=$invoice_pattern[0]->invoice_pattern;
* //// THIS IS WHERE I NEED HELP ///////
if($invoice_pattern == $string_check){
***$content['post_check'] = 1;***
$this->invoices->flag_invoice($id);
};
};
$history = array(
"type" => "invoice_entered",
"comments" => "Invoice was entered",
"link" => $id,
"admin_id" => $this->user->admin_id,
"date" => "now()",
);
$this->vendors->insert_history($post['vendor_id'], $history);
if($post['flagged'] == 1) {
$this->invoices->flag_invoice($id);
}
if($invoice_number_exists) {
redirect("invoices/confirm_invoice/".$id);
} else {
// redirect("invoices/view/".$id);
redirect("invoices/create");
}
}
$content['accounts'] = $this->db->get("acct_chart_of_accounts")->result();
$content['expense_accounts'] = $this->db->get("invoice_expense_accounts")->result();
$content['vendors'] = $this->db->select("vendor_id, name, terms, override, invoice_pattern")
->order_by("name ASC")->get("vendors")->result();
$content['terms'] = $this->db->query("SELECT DISTINCT(terms) FROM vendors")->result();
}
}
$this->template['sub_heading'] = "Create";
$this->template['content'] = $this->load->view("invoices/create", $content, true);
$this->template['sidebar'] = $this->load->view("invoices/sidebar", array(), true);
$this->template['scripts'] = array("codeigniter/javascript/invoices/create.js");
$this->template['styles'][] = "codeigniter/styles/invoices/create.css";
$this->display();
}

Answer 1

Obviously it won't pass it to the view if the condition doesn't match, because you're only declaring the variable within the condition if it matches.
Just create $content['pass_check'] with an initial value of 0 or whatever before the conditional check first.
function create() {
...snip...
$content['pass_check'] = 0;
if($invoice_pattern == $string_check) {
$content['post_check'] = 1;
$this->invoices->flag_invoice($id);
};
...snip...
}
Let me know if this works or not please.