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-<p>Helpers, as the name suggests, help you with tasks. Each helper file is simply a collection of functions in a particular
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-<dfn>Cookie Helpers</dfn> set and read cookies, <dfn>File Helpers</dfn> help you deal with files, etc.
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-<p>Unlike most other systems in CodeIgniter, Helpers are not written in an Object Oriented format. They are simple, procedural functions.
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-<p>Helpers are intentionally kept very simple so that they can be used within your <strong>View Files</strong> with a minimal amount of code.
-This is important if you intend to have designers or non-programmer will be working with your view files, since it keeps the code to a minimum.
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-<p>CodeIgniter does not load Helper Files by default, so the first step in using
-a Helper is to load it. Once loaded, it becomes globally available in your <a href="../general/controllers.html">controller</a> and <a href="../general/views.html">views</a>.</p>
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-<p>Loading a helper file is quite simple using the following function:</p>
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-<p>Where <var>name</var> is the file name of the helper, without the .php file extension or the "helper" part.</p>
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-<p>For example, to load the <dfn>URL Helper</dfn> file, which is named <var>url_helper.php</var>, you would do this:</p>
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-<p>Once you've loaded the Helper File containing the function you intend to use, you'll call it the way you would a standard PHP function.</p>
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-<p>For example, to create a link using the <dfn>anchor()</dfn> function in one of your view files you would do this:</p>
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-<p>In the <a href="../toc.html">Table of Contents</a> you'll find a list of all the available Helper Files. Browse each one to see what they do.</p>
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