[has become SUGGESTION] Load a different model (title changed again ;p ) - Joomla! Forum - community, help and support

hi.

some functions use same model , not have individual one.

so trie load model by: "$model =& $this->getmodel('box')". (file path: component / models / box.php)

immidiatly when function requested view.html.php receive error:

fatal error: call member function gettotalmessages() on non-object in c:\program files\wamp\www\components\com_jms\views\inbox\view.html.php on line 69

i trie execute function by:

code: select all

$total = $model->gettotalmessages($where);

so codes again:

code: select all

// @ start
$model =& $this->getmodel('box');

//this requested function in de jmsmodelbox class
   /**
   * total number of messages
   *
   * @parram array      $where. contains string (without 'where')
   * @access         public
   * @return         int
   */
   function gettotalmessages($where)
   {
      $db      =& jfactory::getdbo();

      $where   = implode( "\n , ", $where);

      $query   = "select count(*) \n #__jms \n $where";
      $db->setquery($query);
      return $db->loadresult();
   }

// triying execute function
$total = $model->gettotalmessages($where);
// results in
fatal error: call member function gettotalmessages() on non-object in c:\program files\wamp\www\components\com_jms\views\inbox\view.html.php on line 69

grtz

ps. hope fault, otherwise johan has got more work

i take creating model in controller?
if assigning view?

code: select all

$model =& $this->getmodel('box')
if (!jerror::iserror( $model )) {
   $view->setmodel( $model, true );
}


then in view should able somehting :

code: select all

$model       = &$this->getmodel();
$total = $model->gettotalmessages($where);