Cannot use "$this->pages->get()" in my module

[bitmatix]

I have a module

class MyModule extends WireData implements Module, ConfigurableModule {

and I wonder why I could not use:

$this->pages->get(123);

I always have to do:

Wire::getFuel('pages')->get(123);

Does anyone knows what's going wrong?

[Wanze]

Where exactly are you calling this?

If you're inside a static method, you don't have access to the "$this" object, you can use

$page = wire('pages')->get(123);

[bitmatix]

No, it's not in a static function, it's in a public function.

$page = wire('pages')->get(123);

Doesn't also work

EDIT:

"wire('pages')->...." does work!

[Wanze]

Can you post the error message or say what exactly isn't working?

Because it should work ;-)

[ryan]

The only reason why $this->pages->get(123); wouldn't work in a class that extends Wire or WireData (as yours does) is if you added your own implementation for a get() or __get() method. That's because something like $this->pages (or $this->any API var) gets routed through both get() and __get() in Wire/WireData.

The nice thing about wire('pages') or wire('any API var') is that it works anywhere. Also wanted to mention that wire('pages'); is the new Wire::getFuel('pages'). They are both equivalent, but the getFuel() one just looks ugly. You'll see it used in some older modules and core code, but there's no reason to use it anymore. (though also no real reason to change it if you already are, as it's not going to be deprecated either).