Choosing custom template file in Symfony controller

Question

I'm relatively new to Symfony, and currently using v 2.8. I've been using the @Template annotation successfully like this:

/**
 * @Route("/editleague/")
 * @Template()
 */
public function editAction() {
  return $array;
}

And that successfully renders the twig template at Bundle/Resources/views/Default/edit.html.twig

I decided I want a different response (not a Twig template) if it was a post request, so just to start off, I changed the above code to:

/**
 * @Route("/editleague/")
 */
public function editAction() {
  return $this->render("Default/edit.html.twig",$array);
}

But I get a 500 error. I've tried various combinations, but haven't gotten anything to work where I can control the rendered template in the function itself. I believe it's a simple issue that someone with more experience will be able to figure out in seconds.

In your example, the variable $array is not defined (but that's probably due to a bad example in your question, right?). So please show what the log of your application is telling you about the error and/or visit it in the dev environment and tell us what is shown there. — xabbuh
– xabbuh, Commented Dec 30, 2015 at 18:36
Yeah, $array is defined, I just left that part out to focus on the parts that changed between the two. I can't believe I forgot to check the development mode. When I do that, it says: Unable to find template "Default/edit.html.twig". Wha would be the location then, i followed (I think) the same idea as listed on the symfony page. — Dan Goodspeed
– Dan Goodspeed, Commented Dec 30, 2015 at 18:43
Ah, I understand. Just take a look at @Paulpro's answer then. — xabbuh
– xabbuh, Commented Dec 30, 2015 at 18:48

Paul · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-30 18:47:53Z

1

Since your template is in your bundle's Resources directory, you should use the Symfony logical name in your call to render:

'AppBundle:Default:edit.html.twig'

or:

':Default:edit.html.twig'

See the difference between paths to templates stored in a bundle versus templates in your app directory.

edited Dec 30, 2015 at 18:47

answered Dec 30, 2015 at 18:40

Paul

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xabbuh Over a year ago

To provide some additional context: The Symfony Best Practice is store templates under app/Resources/views. So when the documentation uses something like render('Default/edit.html.twig'), the referenced template will be searched for in app/Resources/views/Default/edit.html.twig. However, when you store your templates in your own bundle, you need to use the namespaced syntax given by @Paulpro. So AppBundle:Default:edit.html.twig translates to `src/AppBundle/Resources/views/Default/edit.html.twig (the actual location might differ depending on where your bundle is located).

Dan Goodspeed Over a year ago

Ok... it looks like this fixed it for me and I better understand template locations. Thanks! Changing "Default/edit.html.twig" to "Default/edit.html.twig" to "Bundle::Default/edit.html.twig" did it.

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