add method get_vars() to CI_Loader to retrieve all variables loaded with $this->load->vars()
diff --git a/system/core/Loader.php b/system/core/Loader.php
index 4e14b54..d42dbbf 100644
--- a/system/core/Loader.php
+++ b/system/core/Loader.php
@@ -495,6 +495,20 @@
// --------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
+ * Get Variables
+ *
+ * Retrieve all loaded variables
+ *
+ * @return array
+ */
+ public function get_vars()
+ {
+ return $this->_ci_cached_vars;
+ }
+
+ // --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ /**
* Load Helper
*
* This function loads the specified helper file.
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index a071e5a..49468e0 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
- Changed private functions in CI_URI to protected so MY_URI can
override them.
- Removed CI_CORE boolean constant from CodeIgniter.php (no longer Reactor and Core versions).
+ - Added method get_vars() to CI_Loader to retrieve all variables loaded with $this->load->vars()
Bug fixes for 3.0
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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
index bbe2ed5..2090404 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/loader.rst
@@ -165,6 +165,12 @@
your views. This is useful if for any reason a var is set in a library
or another controller method using $this->load->vars().
+$this->load->get_vars()
+===========================
+
+This function retrieves all variables available to
+your views.
+
$this->load->helper('file_name')
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