Laravel route with optional parameter to controller

Question

A route with optional parameter works when doing like this:

Route::get('{anything}',function($anything){echo $anything;});

but I would like to use a controller. Doing like this produces an error:

Route::get('{anything}','redirectController');

controller:

class redirectController {

public function index($anything){
    echo $anything;
}}

What may be the problem? (using laravel 4.2)

update: I renamed the controller with capital letter, and tried this:

Route::get('{anything}',['uses' => 'RedirectController@index']);

but it's still an error: "Call to undefined method RedirectController::getAfterFilters() ".

Armen Markossyan · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-26 08:45:07Z

2

If you want to use a controller there're two options:

Route::controller('route', 'SomeController');
Route::get('route', ['uses' => 'SomeController@index']);;

In the first case you have to read this:
http://laravel.com/docs/4.2/controllers#implicit-controllers

Name of your action in this case should be getIndex, not just index.

Good luck!

UPD

Make sure your controller extends Laravel's Controller class like follows:

use Illuminate\Routing\Controller;

class SomeController extends Controller {
    ...
}

edited Jun 26, 2015 at 8:45

answered Jun 26, 2015 at 3:23

Armen Markossyan

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5 Comments

Galivan Over a year ago

So the controller function should be 'getIndex'?. I tried Route::get('{anything}',['uses' => 'RedirectController@index']); but it didn't work..

Armen Markossyan Over a year ago

'RedirectController@index' means that it will use RedirectController and call index (not getIndex in this case) action. Make sure that your class name is RedirectController but not redirectController because class names by convention should start with a capital letter.

Galivan Over a year ago

Okay, I renamed it. using just 'index' , it still doesn't work for me

Armen Markossyan Over a year ago

See the UPD part of the answer. I highly recommend you to read documentation.

Galivan Over a year ago

Thanks a lot! " extends BaseController" solved it. I'm very new to laravel, I have to admit.

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