How to load database into helper and display in view with specific column - codeigniter

Question

footer_helper
<?php
function get_gadget_footer() {
//the database functions can not be called from within the helper
//so we have to explicitly load the functions we need in to an object
//that I will call ci. then we use that to access the regular stuff.
$ci=& get_instance();
$ci->load->database();
//select the required fields from the database
//$ci->db->select('name, type, setting');
//tell the db class the criteria
$ci->db->where('display', 'Footer');
//supply the table name and get the data
$query = $ci->db->get('gadgets');
foreach($query->result() as $row):
$type['name'] = $row->name;
$type['type'] = $row->type;
var_dump($type);
endforeach;
return $type;
}
hi this is my helper page. var_dump($type) is returning me required result in form of array as:
var_dump($type)
array (size=2)
'name' => string 'Quick Links' (length=11)
'type' => string '<a href='www.facebook.com'>Facebook</a><br>
<a href='#'>Twitter</a><br>
<a href='#'>Salyani</a><br>
<a href='#'>B&W</a><br>' (length=123)
array (size=2)
'name' => string 'Social Network' (length=14)
'type' => string '<a href='#'>Facebook</a><br>
<a href='#'>Facebook</a><br>
<a href='#'>Facebook</a><br>
<a href='#'>Facebook</a><br>' (length=115)
Now in my view page. I want display specific record in div. Like record of name
record of type .
Since now i had done following:
view
<?php
$this->load->helper('footer_helper');
$name = get_gadget_footer();
?>
<div id="footer">
<div id="footer_gadget_collection">
<?php
foreach ($name as $dat){
?>
<?php
?>
<div id="footer_subgadget">
<div id='title'><?php echo $dat['name']; ?></div>
<div id='description'><?php $dat['type']; ?> </div>
</div>
<?php
}
?>
But, its giving me error. Please help me.

Answer 1

In your helper you are restting the name/type of the array, not building it.
It should be something like;
<?php
//supply the table name and get the data
$query = $ci->db->get('gadgets');
$type = array();
foreach ($query->result() as $row) {
$type[] = array('name' => $row->name, 'type' => $row->type);
}
return $type;