[SOLVED] Can't assign smarty variable

[Rhobur]

Hi,

I have a controller file in a module.

Inside it I have a public function which ends with return $name, where $name is an array.

I another protected function I am trying to assign this array to a variable by $var = method()

Then I have $this->context->smarty->assign('variable',$var)

The problem is that in the tpl the $variable is null.

What is puzzling (at least to me) is that even trying to assign a simple string like $this->context->smarty->assign('variable','test') from the same protected function doesn't produce any effect.

Still the string assign works if called in the initContent function of the controller.

The smarty $variable does not appear on debug.

Any ideas, please?

 

PS I am able to assign it by passing the return value of my public function to a variable in the initContent controller function and then assign it it smarty.

      However I wonder why I can't assign this same return value from another  function in the controller?

Edited April 17, 2016 by Rho_bur
Forgot about that (see edit history)