Codeigniter Get php array from view - php

Question

In Codeigniter I have a view theme-fonts.php that I am loading in another view page.php.
page.php
<?php $this->load->view('theme-fonts'); ?>
<script type="text/javascript">
try{
var fontsArray = <?php json_encode($font_list); ?>;
console.log(fontsArray);
}catch(err){
console.log(err.message);
}
</script>
Following is the definition inside my theme_fonts.php file:
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Aclonica" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Michroma" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Paytone+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Denk+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Wendy+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fjalla+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<?php
$font_list = array();
array_push($font_list,"Aclonica");
array_push($font_list,"Michroma");
array_push($font_list,"Paytone+One");
array_push($font_list,"Denk+One");
array_push($font_list,"Wendy+One");
array_push($font_list,"Fjalla+One");
?>
So my question is how to access php array from view theme-fonts.php in main view page.php?
Regards: Jehanzeb

Answer 1

in MVC frameworks singleton class is available from everywhere, so you need store you variable to some property in your case the best place is config object,
$this->config->set_item('item_name', 'item_value');
read about CI config

Answer 2

You need to pass the array to your view:
<?php $this->load->view('theme-fonts', array('font_list' => $font_list); ?>
I suggest rather declaring the array in your controller and passing it to the main view, that way the array will be available in all the views you load.

Answer 3

Well after I solved the issue, I feel that it was a stupid question. As I am loading theme-fonts view inside page view and not in parallel. I can simply write my script code in theme-fonts view. This will in turn write it to my page view.
page.php
<?php $this->load->view('theme-fonts'); ?>
theme-fonts.php
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Aclonica" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Michroma" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Paytone+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Denk+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Wendy+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<link href="http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Fjalla+One" rel="stylesheet" />
<?php
$font_list = array();
array_push($font_list,"Aclonica");
array_push($font_list,"Michroma");
array_push($font_list,"Paytone+One");
array_push($font_list,"Denk+One");
array_push($font_list,"Wendy+One");
array_push($font_list,"Fjalla+One");
?>
<script type="text/javascript">
try{
var fontsArray = <?php print(json_encode($font_list)); ?>;
console.log(fontsArray);
}catch(err){
console.log(err.message);
}
</script>