# Problem with usage Helper inside Cell class

**URL:** <https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/problem-with-usage-helper-inside-cell-class/4108>\
**Category:** Need Help\
**Created:** [March 28, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/problem-with-usage-helper-inside-cell-class/4108 "2018-03-28T11:13:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![boecspecops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@boecspecops](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/boecspecops)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 11:13am UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/problem-with-usage-helper-inside-cell-class/4108/1 "2018-03-28T11:13:11Z")

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Hello!  
Is there a way to use helper in Cake\View\Cell class?  
I’m using $helpers property to load helper, but i can’t use it’s methods, because helper instance is null…

> ```
> namespace TestPlugin\View\Cell;
> 
> use Cake\View\Cell;
> 
> class NavigationBarCell extends Cell
> {
> protected $_validCellOptions = [];
>     
> public $helpers = [
> 'Menu'
> ];
>     
> public function display()
> {   
> // MenuHelper is exist, no warnings or errors, but
> // $this->Menu === null
> $this->Menu->init('main'); 
> }
> }
> 
> ```

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**Author:** ![dmuenstermann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@dmuenstermann](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/dmuenstermann)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/problem-with-usage-helper-inside-cell-class/4108/2 "2018-03-29T14:27:09Z")

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Hi,

as far as I can see, you don’t use _helpers_ inside the cell-class but _can_ use helpers inside the respective _ctp_ file that is going to be rendered when the cell is loaded.

Best regards,  
dmuenstermann

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**Author:** ![boecspecops](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@boecspecops](https://discourse.cakephp.org/u/boecspecops)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cakephp.org/t/problem-with-usage-helper-inside-cell-class/4108/3 "2018-03-30T12:20:38Z")

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Thank you very much! I have to read manuals more attentively. :3  
Problem is solved now.

P.S\> sry for my bad english. c: