I need to access a method from a different controller inside another controller. How can I do it? Can I use this->get method?
Can I include the controller inside my current controller and make a object of it and access the method via the object? Is it "ok" to do it this way?
I want to call the form method --- newAction of the other controller.
If you don't want to define the class as a service, as it doesn't feel as a good practice to me and @Qoop quoted Fabien saying the same, you can use forwarding:
http://symfony.com/doc/current/controller/forwarding.html
public function indexAction($name)
{
$response = $this->forward('AcmeHelloBundle:Hello:fancy', array(
'name' => $name,
'color' => 'green',
));
// ... further modify the response or return it directly
return $response;
}
If you need to embed the output of an internal controller-action in a template, the documentation for Symfony also has something for that.
You can define your controller as service, then get it in another controller.
In your services.yml define needed controller as a service:
services:
your_service_name:
class: YourCompany\YourBundle\Controller\YourController
Then in any controller you'll be able to get this service via container:
$yourController = $this->get('your_service_name');
There is some useful information about Controllers as Services in documentation
You just have to instantiate the controller you want to access in the controller you are in.
The controller you are in:
*In symfony 2/3 you may have to put "YourBundle" instead of "App"
..
use App\Controller\DefaultController;
..
public function index()
{
$default_controller = new DefaultController;
$variable = 1;
$default_controller->actionToCall($variable);
return $this->render('...'); //The view you want to render or call another action
}
In the controller called:
public function actionToCall($variable)
{
//dd($variable);
}
Done.
