How to select which route parameter to pass on a controller function?

posted 11 years ago

Hi guys!

Recently I added a "page" segment on the url for pagination so I changed my '{section}' route to '{section}/{page?}/{pageCount?}. I wanted it to be optional so /games will just point to the first page and /games/page/2 will point to the second page. The problem is adding { } will cause it to be passed on a controller function so now my controller function looks like this:

function index($section, $page, $pageCount){
    // do something here
}

I only want to pass the section and the pageCount in the controller function and the other problem is how can I set a default value for the pageCount when I'm using this kind of route setting

Route::get(
    '/{section}', 
    array(
        'as'   => 'route.post',
        'uses' => 'PostController@index',
    )
)
->where(
    array(
        'section' => '(games|guides|cheats)'
    )
);

Thanks in advance!

Last updated 3 years ago.

spescina

replied 11 years ago

Solution

Set up two routes, one without pagination and another with it.

Route::get( '{section}', array(
        'as'   => 'route.post',
        'uses' => 'PostController@index',
))->where(array(
        'section' => '(games|guides|cheats)'
));

Route::get( '{section}/page/{pageCount}', array(
        'as'   => 'route.post.paged',
        'uses' => 'PostController@index',
))->where(array(
        'section' => '(games|guides|cheats)'
));

then in your controller define the default pageCount

function index($section, $pageCount = 1){
    // do something here
}

Last updated 3 years ago.

sherwinncnadev

replied 11 years ago

@spescina Toying with routes yesterday I ended up with this kind of solution, glad to know that someone else ended up with this solution. Thanks!

Last updated 3 years ago.

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