In Symfony 4, annotation routing allows you to define routes directly in your controller classes using annotations. This provides a convenient way to manage your routes alongside your controller logic. Here's how you can use annotation routing in Symfony 4:
Make sure you have Symfony Flex installed and your Symfony 4 project set up.
Enable Annotation Routing:
Make sure annotation routing is enabled in your config/routes/annotations.yaml file:
controllers: resource: ../../src/Controller/ type: annotation
This configuration tells Symfony to look for annotations in your controller classes to define routes.
Define Routes with Annotations:
In your controller class, use annotations to define routes. For example:
// src/Controller/DefaultController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; class DefaultController { /** * @Route("/", name="homepage") */ public function index(): Response { return new Response('Welcome to my homepage!'); } /** * @Route("/about", name="about") */ public function about(): Response { return new Response('About page'); } } In this example, @Route annotations are used to define the routes for the index and about actions.
Clear Cache:
After defining new routes, make sure to clear the cache to apply the changes:
php bin/console cache:clear
Access Routes:
You can now access the routes defined in your controller via their URLs. For example:
http://localhost:8000/http://localhost:8000/about@Route: Defines a route for the annotated controller method.path: The URL path for the route.name: The route name.methods: HTTP methods allowed for this route (e.g., "GET", "POST").requirements: Regular expression requirements for route parameters.defaults: Default values for route parameters.options: Additional options for the route (e.g., caching).Annotation routing in Symfony 4 allows you to define routes directly in your controller classes, making it easy to manage your routes alongside your controller logic. It provides a convenient and flexible way to define routes, especially for smaller projects or when working with controllers that have a limited number of actions. However, for larger projects or projects with complex routing requirements, you may prefer using YAML or XML routing configurations for better organization and maintainability.
Symfony 4 Annotation Routing Example
// src/Controller/DefaultController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class DefaultController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/", name="homepage") */ public function index(): Response { return $this->render('default/index.html.twig', [ 'controller_name' => 'DefaultController', ]); } } Symfony 4 Annotation Routing Tutorial
// src/Controller/ProductController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class ProductController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/product/{id}", name="product_show") */ public function show($id): Response { // Logic to fetch and display product with given ID } } Symfony 4 Routing Annotations
// src/Controller/BlogController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class BlogController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/blog", name="blog_list") */ public function list(): Response { // Logic to fetch and display list of blog posts } /** * @Route("/blog/{slug}", name="blog_show") */ public function show($slug): Response { // Logic to fetch and display blog post with given slug } } Symfony 4 Route Annotation Parameters
// src/Controller/CategoryController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class CategoryController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/category/{id}", name="category_show") */ public function show($id): Response { // Logic to fetch and display category with given ID } } Symfony 4 Annotation Routing Parameters
// src/Controller/UserController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class UserController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/user/{username}", name="user_profile") */ public function profile($username): Response { // Logic to fetch and display user profile with given username } } Symfony 4 Routing Annotation Parameters Example
// src/Controller/TaskController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class TaskController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/task/{id}/edit", name="task_edit") */ public function edit($id): Response { // Logic to edit task with given ID } } Symfony 4 Annotation Routing Multiple Parameters
// src/Controller/SearchController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class SearchController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/search/{query}/{page}", name="search_results") */ public function results($query, $page): Response { // Logic to fetch and display search results based on query and page } } Symfony 4 Routing Annotation Optional Parameters
// src/Controller/ProfileController.php namespace App\Controller; use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response; use Symfony\Component\Routing\Annotation\Route; use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController; class ProfileController extends AbstractController { /** * @Route("/profile/{username}/{page}", name="profile_page", defaults={"page": 1}) */ public function page($username, $page): Response { // Logic to fetch and display specific page of user profile } } bcrypt dagger-2 filepath git-branch c#-3.0 spyder keychain protractor angular-router zoo