The SplintAppController class just like CI_Controller class is the Class your Splint application controller need to extend to work properly and have access to important variables and methods.

This variable is the same as the root Code Igniter instance object gotten from a call to get_instance(). This variable enables you access loaded resources within your application and beyond. It also gives you access to all methods and variables which the $this variable will give you within a Class that extends CI_Controller Class.

The example below shows how a loaded class within a SplinAppController is accessed.

defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
class Home extends SplintAppController {
 
  function index() {
    $this->load->splint("vendor/package_name", "+Class", null, "alias");
    $this->ci->alias->someMethod();
  }
}

If you would like to access the loaded resource with the $this variable, you will have to call the SplintAppController method bind() passing it the alias to bind to $this. This function can take multiple aliases. See a modified example below.

defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 
class Home extends SplintAppController {
 
  function index() {
    $this->load->splint("vendor/package_name", "+Class", null, "alias");
    $this->bind("alias");
    $this->alias->someMethod();
  }
}

This variable holds the associative array passed to the call to $this→load→app() function when loading your application. access it's values like below.

$this->params["paramN"];

This is the fully qualified name of your application, rather the first argument passed when loading your application with a call to $this→load→app(). Of course, it's a string. You can use this if when loading a resource from your application package using the $this→load→splint() function.

This method as described above, binds specified aliases unto the $this variable (Your SplintAppController instance). This is mainly for convenience as it allows you use the $this variable with loaded resources rather than the $app variable.

$this->bind("alias1", "alias2",........);

Loads a view from the application views folder, It has the same parameters as Code Igniter's view loading function.

Loads a library class from the application libraries folder, It has the same parameters as Code Igniter's library function loading function.

Loads a model from the application models folder, It has the same parameters as Code Igniter's model loading function.

This gets a value from the $this→params array, returns the value of $default if it doesn't exist. The value of $default is false by default.

Sets a parameter in the $this→params array.

Takes a $view argument and appends in front of it, the path to your package view folder. This is necessary when dealing with a different package that demands a view and intends to load it from the main Code Igniter view path. This function helps route it back to your package view folder.

Takes and array of parameter keys to load into $array from the $this→params array of they exist.

Takes a URI and appends in front the URI of its parent CI_Controller, i.e. The Controller method where $this→load→app() was called from that began the app instance.

Splint Application URLs and Helper Functions ⇒

⇐ Develop and Distribute your First Splint Application

Splint Application URLS and Helper Functions
Load Splint Libraries
Loading Splint Application Resources