get->Request in Symfony2

Question

I have a very simple question, How can I get the POST values from get->Request();

public function emptytrashAction(){
    $request = $this->getRequest();
    $portfolio_id = $_POST["test"];
}

I dont want to use the $_POST variable and the form I submit just contain this hidden field test. The form is,

 <form name="empt_trash" action="{{ path('MunichInnovationGroupPatentBundle_portfolio_emptytrash') }}" method="post" >
    <input type="hidden" name="test" value={{ selected_portfolio.id }}>
    <input class="button3 tooltip" name = "submit" type="submit" value="Empty"></a>
 </form>

How can I get the value of the hidden field without using $_POST?

Edit

If a method use both GET and POST requests, For the Post request I check in my code like this

            if ($request->getMethod() == 'POST')

but it is not the symfony2 way then what is the proper way to check for the POST request?

haan kia hai but mujay nai mila koi solid jawab aap he bata dain :) — Zoha Ali Khan, Jun 21 '12 at 13:53
@AlphaMale You can answer here ... j0k he wants me to add him on skype to solve my problem — Zoha Ali Khan, Jun 21 '12 at 13:57
possible duplicate: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6916324/access-post-values-in-symfony2-request-object — j0k, Jun 21 '12 at 14:02
Your method is also correct but once i used $request->isMethod('post'); — talha2k, Jun 21 '12 at 14:33

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 04 '16 at 01:49

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As simple as :

$request  = $this->getRequest();
$postData = $request->request->get('test');

Note: This solution is only valid for Symfony <2.4 version. For 2.4 is deprecated and removed for 3.0.

The new code for obtain the request should be:

$request = $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest();
$postData = $request->request->get('test');

edited Nov 04 '16 at 01:49

shakaran

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answered Jun 21 '12 at 14:00

j0k

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Thanks j0k . Can I ask u one more simple question ? – Zoha Ali Khan Jun 21 '12 at 14:06
Update your question or post a new one :) – j0k Jun 21 '12 at 14:17
but one my senior is saying me again and again its not the symfony2 way :( – Zoha Ali Khan Jun 21 '12 at 14:24
His Comments : Annotate method with @Method and set value to post or get. Do not check in... – Zoha Ali Khan Jun 21 '12 at 14:25
Well, [it's in the doc](http://symfony.com/doc/current/book/forms.html#handling-form-submissions). – j0k Jun 21 '12 at 14:25

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 22 '14 at 09:08

$this->getRequest() is a deprecated method since symfony 2.4 and it will be removed in the version 3.0, so the best way to get the current request is through the following code:

//src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
...

/*
 * ...
 * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. Ask
 *             Symfony to inject the Request object into your controller
 *             method instead by type hinting it in the method's signature.
 */
public function getRequest()
{
    return $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest();
}

Introduced by the following evolution,

[FrameworkBundle] use the new request_stack service to get the Request object in the base Controller class.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 08 '14 at 07:53

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You should not use getRequest() method its deprecated its always a good idea to inject request into your controller. Define you action like this:

public function emptytrashAction(Request $request){
    $portfolio_id = $request->request->get('test');
}

Never use GLOBALS like POST or GET in your actions they are not secure.

Here you can find more details: http://symfony.com/blog/new-in-symfony-2-4-the-request-stack

answered Oct 08 '14 at 07:53

Ashish Awasthi

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if someone let me know the reasons of down vote it would be great. May be it will help me to make my answer more helpful and accurate. – Ashish Awasthi Oct 05 '15 at 04:36
Indeed, this is the proper solution! – Xavi Montero Dec 20 '20 at 15:59
In fact, the deprceation message seen in PhpUnit is clear and states exactly what Ashish said: `The Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller::getRequest method is deprecated since Symfony 2.4 and will be removed in 3.0. The only reliable way to get the "Request" object is to inject it in the action method.` - So see that **the only reliable way is to inject** the Request itself. – Xavi Montero Dec 20 '20 at 16:02

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 21 '12 at 14:00

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Try this $this->getRequest()->request->get($path)

answered Jun 21 '12 at 14:00

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 01 '15 at 22:03

As described in the Symfony2 Blog, you should use the Request object directly as a parameter of your methods in your controllers.

For a service, you can inject the object through the __construct method and store it in an internal property.

http://symfony.com/blog/new-in-symfony-2-4-the-request-stack

To determine if your request method was post

if ($request->isMethod('post')) {...}

get->Request in Symfony2

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