Yii Call Model Function From Controller

I would like to know how can I access a Model function from Controller.

Model.php


    public function checkAccess()

    {

        ...

    }

Controller.php


   Model::checkAccess();

Error:


    Fatal error: Call to undefined method Model::checkAccess()...

Model::checkAccess() is attempting to call a static method. You should either mark the method as static




public static function checkAccess()

{

    ...

}



or call it from an instance of the class, such as




Model::model()->checkAccess();



See if changing that fixes your problem.

Thank you!