Codeigniter - Cannot call function of another class - codeigniter

I am about trying to learn about Codeigniter,
here in this try and error project, i want to call function from another class.
Here is the detailed code:
controller/admin/dashboard
class Admin extends CI_Controller{
public function dashboard() {
$this->load->library("overview");
$this->overview->method_overview();
}
}
Where, the overview is a the filename of Overview class that i want to call and the method_overview is a function inside overview class.
Here the overview.php
class Overview extends CI_Controller
{
public function method_overview() {
}
}
And this is the error that i got:
Unable to load the requested class: overview
Can somebody please give me solution or explanation?

Overview class inherit the property of CI_Controller you just inherit Overview class
So it would be
class Admin extends Overview{
public function dashboard() {
$this->load->library("overview");
$this->method_overview();
}
}
class Overview extends CI_Controller
{
public function method_overview() {
}
}

Since you're calling the overview class as a library, save that class as Overview.phpinside application/libraries.
In that file, something similar to:
<?php if ( ! defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Overview {
function __construct() {
$this->CI =& get_instance(); //gives access to the CI object
}
public function method_overview() {
//....
}
}

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Some like this
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public function __construct(){
blablabla
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Regards!
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public function __construct(){
CI_Controller::__construct();
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public function __construct() {
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public function __construct() {
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}
}
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parent::__construct();
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First, you can extend Codeigniter's base controller, CI_Controller, with MY_ prefix so that Codeigniter will recognize it as a common base class. The main idea here is to write the methods that will be common in most of your controllers.
If we take a look at your example and try to adapt it as mentioned above :
Initially, you need to extend the CI_Controller class:
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
public function test(){
echo 1;
}
}
Secondly, create your register controller as below:
class Register extends MY_Controller {
public function __construct() {
parent::__construct();
}
public function user_registration(){
$this->test();
}
}
Another possibility is you can create a helper and call that function globally or you can create a library and load it within your controller and call that.
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