Codeigniter : calling a method of one controller from other

Question

I have two controllers a and b.

I would like to call a method of controller a from a method of controller b.

Answer 1

Very simple way in codeigniter to call a method of one controller to other controller

1. Controller A 
   class A extends CI_Controller {

    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
    function custom_a()
    {
    }
}

2. Controller B 

   class B extends CI_Controller {

    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
    function custom_b()
    {
            require_once(APPPATH.'controllers/a.php'); //include controller
            $aObj = new a();  //create object 
            $aObj->custom_a(); //call function
    }
}