The second argument of $this->load->view(); takes the array with values. The arraykeys (names) of easy value in the array is transformed into a variable in the view itself. (extract() function)

So when I call the view like this from my controller:

$this->load->view('test', array('test' => 'hello world'));

I can read it like this in my view:

My testvalue: <?=$test?>

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