How can I pass a variable that is processed in the filter back to route for later usage?
Example:
Filter:
Route::filter('myfilter', function()
{
return "some data";
});
Route:
Route::get('/mypage', array('before'=>'myfilter', function($filter) {
if($filter!= 'admin') {
return Redirect::to('home');
}
}));
The above example doesn't work. How can I make it works?
Thank you.
WARNING: THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK!
Store it in the IoC container: http://laravel-recipes.com/recipes/3
Filter:
Route::filter('myfilter', function()
{
App::instance('app.name', 'John Doe'); // store var
});
Route:
Route::get('/mypage', array('before'=>'myfilter', function() {
$name = app('app.name'); // read var
return $name;
}));
You cannot. If you return anything from filters Laravel will return that filter to your browser and end your request.
Whay you can do is to redirect to a route and pass values to that route:
Route::filter('myfilter', function()
{
return Redirect::to('mynewpage')->with('var', 'some data');
});
This data will come back in the Session:
$data = Session::get('var');
You may pass data by any of below methods:
Session::put() and Session::get() ( slow because of disk writes )Config::set() and Config::set() Defining PHP constant bydefine() ( recommended for your purpose ) Setting and getting a$_GLOBALS[] array ( not recommended )Recently working in an old Laravel 4.2 project & approached this with a controller method as Controller Filter:
namespace App\Controllers;
Class MyController extends BaseController
{
protected $filterValue;
public function __construct()
{
$this->beforeFilter('@myFilter', array(
'only' => 'myPage'
));
}
public function myFilter($route, $request)
{
$this->filterValue = 'some data';
}
public function myPage()
{
if ($this->filterValue != 'admin') {
return Redirect::to('home');
}
}
}
