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hi,
i have model set state variables

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  protected function populatestate($ordering = null, $direction = null)
  {
    // initialise variables.
    $app = jfactory::getapplication();

    $params       = $app->getparams();
    $params_array = $params->toarray();

    $this->setstate('public_user', $params_array['public_user']);
    if( isset($params_array['is_public'] ) ) {
      $this->setstate('is_public', $params_array['is_public']);
    }
    ...


now wan't access state variables in controller.
i try model , state not work.

i model not state variables

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    public function controllerfunction()
    {
        $model =& $this->getmodel();
        $is_public = $model->getstate('is_public');
        echo "model: $model is_public: $is_public </br>";
        ...


als ausgabe bekomme ich dann:

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model: commymodel is_public:  </br>

i try put code populatestate in contructor not work.

can please me how can access state variables model in controller?

regards
martin