Adding php code to include in view - custom component

[mrscooper]

Hello! I understand that to use a function you create it in the model and define the variable in the view.html.php. This works when the function returns a single value. What if I need to include some php that doesn't return a single value:
example:

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public function myfunction(){
$myarray = array(.....);
$a = array();
$b = array();

foreach($myarray as $array)
{
   $a[] = $array[0];
   $b[] = $array[1];
}
}

I want to be able to use both variables $a and $b in the view.

I appreciate any help or direction. Thanks!

[H13]

Hi, just return an object or array.

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$returnValue = array();

$i = 0;
foreach($myarray as $array)
{
   $returnValue['a'][$i] = $array[0];
   $returnValue['b'][$i] = $array[1];
   $i++;
}
return $returnValue;

Jan

[mrscooper]

Thanks for the info.

So that would go in the model?

Sorry if I sound like a dork but how would I use each individual variable in the tmpl page?

[H13]

Hi, if you add all your variables to one array in a model, you just load it in your html (view) and you can access the return variable by its arrays.

$var = $model->myfunction();

$a = $var['a'];
foreach($var['a'] ....)

$b = $var['b'];
foreach($var['b'] ...)

etc.

[mrscooper]

Thank you! This helps me so much! I appreciate your patience!

[H13]

Ok