Laravel 4 - URI Parameters in Implicit Controllers

Question

How to get URI parameters in methods inside a implicit controller?

First, I define a base route:

Route::controller('users', 'UserController');

Then,

class UserController extends BaseController {

    public function getIndex()
    {
        //
    }

    public function postProfile()
    {
        //
    }

    public function anyLogin()
    {
        //
    }

}

If I want to pass aditional parameters in URI, like http://myapp/users/{param1}/{param2} , how can I read param1 and param2 inside the respectve method? In this example, getIndex()

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '14 at 03:32

7

If you want to have URL like http://myapp/users/{param1}/{param2} you need to have in your controller like this:

Route::get('users/{param1}/{param2}', 'UserController@getIndex');

and access it:

class UserController extends BaseController {

    public function getIndex($param1, $param2)
    {
        //
    }

}

but hey, you can also do something like this, the routes will be same:

class UserController extends BaseController {

    public function getIndex()
    {
        $param1 = Input::get('param1');
        $param2 = Input::get('param2');

    }

}

but your URL would be something like: http://myapp/users?param1=value&param2=value

answered Oct 28 '14 at 03:32

Ceeee

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Probably this is the only way. I would like to benefit from the Implicit Controllers in this case too, but it seems that we can't do this. If no one else provide a better solution, you get the ponts. :) – Paulo Coghi Oct 28 '14 at 04:49
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hmm, many people says implicit controllers are hard to read and guess for your project's new developers(in case you'll have a new one). most people(including my idol jeffrey way) suggest using resource controller or just the normal way of adding controllers(ex Route::post or Route::put). but it's the developers' preference and we all have different preferences :) – Ceeee Oct 28 '14 at 07:29

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '15 at 06:28

Here is a way of creating a directory like hierarchy between models (nested routing)

Assume Album has Images, we would like an album controller (to retrieve album data) and an image controller (to retrieve image data).

Route::group(array('before' => 'auth', 'prefix' => 'album/{album_id}'), function()
{
    // urls can look like /album/145/image/* where * is implicit in image controller.
    Route::controller('image', 'ImageController');

});

Route::group(array('before' => 'auth'), function()
{
    // urls can look like /album/* where * is implicit in album controller.
    Route::controller('album', 'AlbumController');

});

Laravel 4 - URI Parameters in Implicit Controllers

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