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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/cli.rst2
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/controllers.rst10
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/creating_libraries.rst7
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/libraries.rst2
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst9
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst31
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst2
7 files changed, 47 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/cli.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/cli.rst
index 998d2a907..4145d5ccc 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/cli.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/cli.rst
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Let's try it: Hello World!
==========================
Let's create a simple controller so you can see it in action. Using your
-text editor, create a file called tools.php, and put the following code
+text editor, create a file called Tools.php, and put the following code
in it::
<?php
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/controllers.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/controllers.rst
index 04f23276d..d8ef824fb 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/controllers.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/controllers.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Consider this URI::
example.com/index.php/blog/
In the above example, CodeIgniter would attempt to find a controller
-named blog.php and load it.
+named Blog.php and load it.
**When a controller's name matches the first segment of a URI, it will
be loaded.**
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Let's try it: Hello World!
==========================
Let's create a simple controller so you can see it in action. Using your
-text editor, create a file called blog.php, and put the following code
+text editor, create a file called Blog.php, and put the following code
in it::
<?php
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ in it::
Then save the file to your *application/controllers/* directory.
+.. important:: The file must be called 'Blog.php', with a capital 'B'.
+
Now visit the your site using a URL similar to this::
example.com/index.php/blog/
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ present, as will be the case when only your site root URL is requested.
To specify a default controller, open your **application/config/routes.php**
file and set this variable::
- $route['default_controller'] = 'blog';
+ $route['default_controller'] = 'Blog';
Where Blog is the name of the controller class you want used. If you now
load your main index.php file without specifying any URI segments you'll
@@ -272,7 +274,7 @@ and place your controller classes within them.
specify the folder. For example, let's say you have a controller located
here::
- application/controllers/products/shoes.php
+ application/controllers/products/Shoes.php
To call the above controller your URI will look something like this::
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/creating_libraries.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/creating_libraries.rst
index 4fc8ed72f..4beb600da 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/creating_libraries.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/creating_libraries.rst
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ Naming Conventions
The Class File
==============
-Classes should have this basic prototype (Note: We are using the name
-Someclass purely as an example)::
+Classes should have this basic prototype::
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
@@ -56,6 +55,8 @@ Someclass purely as an example)::
/* End of file Someclass.php */
+.. note:: We are using the name Someclass purely as an example.
+
Using Your Class
================
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ constructor::
$params = array('type' => 'large', 'color' => 'red');
- $this->load->library('Someclass', $params);
+ $this->load->library('someclass', $params);
If you use this feature you must set up your class constructor to expect
data::
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/libraries.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/libraries.rst
index 6e1c8b6dd..9bbda51bb 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/libraries.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/libraries.rst
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ Creating Your Own Libraries
===========================
Please read the section of the user guide that discusses how to
-:doc:`create your own libraries <creating_libraries>`.
+:doc:`create your own libraries <creating_libraries>`. \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
index a028a9569..c4fd12476 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/models.rst
@@ -84,8 +84,7 @@ Where **Model_name** is the name of your class. Class names **must** have
the first letter capitalized with the rest of the name lowercase. Make
sure your class extends the base Model class.
-The file name will be a lower case version of your class name. For
-example, if your class is this::
+The file name must match the class name. For example, if this is your class::
class User_model extends CI_Model {
@@ -98,7 +97,7 @@ example, if your class is this::
Your file will be this::
- application/models/user_model.php
+ application/models/User_model.php
Loading a Model
===============
@@ -111,7 +110,7 @@ the following method::
If your model is located in a sub-directory, include the relative path
from your models directory. For example, if you have a model located at
-*application/models/blog/queries.php* you'll load it using::
+*application/models/blog/Queries.php* you'll load it using::
$this->load->model('blog/queries');
@@ -181,4 +180,4 @@ database. The following options for connecting are available to you:
$config['pconnect'] = FALSE;
$config['db_debug'] = TRUE;
- $this->load->model('Model_name', '', $config); \ No newline at end of file
+ $this->load->model('model_name', '', $config); \ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
index 144b362f5..1683b04cd 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/styleguide.rst
@@ -71,13 +71,42 @@ identify a file as being complete and not truncated.
echo "Here's my code!";
- /* End of file myfile.php */
+ /* End of file Myfile.php */
/* Location: ./system/modules/mymodule/myfile.php */
.. note:: There should be no empty line or newline character(s) following
the closing comments. If you happen to see one when
submitting a pull request, please check your IDE settings and fix it.
+File Naming
+===========
+
+Class files must be named in a Ucfirst-like manner, while any other file name
+(configurations, views, generic scripts, etc.) should be in all lowercase.
+
+**INCORRECT**::
+
+ somelibrary.php
+ someLibrary.php
+ SOMELIBRARY.php
+ Some_Library.php
+
+ Application_config.php
+ Application_Config.php
+ applicationConfig.php
+
+**CORRECT**::
+
+ SomeLibrary.php
+ Some_Library.php
+
+ applicationconfig.php
+ application_config.php
+
+Furthermore, class file names should match the name of the class itself.
+For example, if you have a class named `Myclass`, then its filename must
+be **Myclass.php**.
+
Class and Method Naming
=======================
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst b/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
index 4b1ab3c34..2fc0cb2ca 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/general/views.rst
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Where name is the name of your view file.
.. note:: The .php file extension does not need to be specified
unless you use something other than .php.
-Now, open the controller file you made earlier called blog.php, and
+Now, open the controller file you made earlier called Blog.php, and
replace the echo statement with the view loading method::
<?php