Bug Report

$this->output in display_override Hook
Date:	05/11/2008	Severity:	Minor
Status:	Resolved	Reporter:	Stuart Marsh
Version:	1.6.1
Keywords:	User Guide
Forum Thread:	78278

Description

The user guide states you can use $this->output->get_output() in a display_override hook but this doesn’t work.
The error given is
Message: Undefined property: Display_Hook::$output
Call to a member function _display() on a non-object

Code Sample

class display_hook {
    
    function NewOutput()
    {
        $content = $this->output->get_output();        
    }
}

Expected Result

Actual Result

Message: Undefined property: Display_Hook::$output
Call to a member function _display() on a non-object

Comment on Bug Report

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Posted by: Derek Jones on 11 May 2008 3:10pm

Good catch, Stuart, you’ll need to either reference the global $OUT variable, or fetch the CI superobject with get_instance():

class display_hook {

    function NewOutput()
    {
        $this->CI =& get_instance();
        $content = $this->CI->output->get_output();        
    }
}