private function menuData($request) { $menu = new Menu_Item($request->getVar('menu_id')); echo json_encode(array('title' => $menu->title, 'template' => $menu->template, 'assoc_key' => $menu->getAssocKey(), 'assoc_url' => $menu->getAssocUrl(), 'assoc_image_thumbnail' => $menu->getAssocImageThumbnail())); }