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Routes and RegEx - Wouter60 - 09-01-2018
I've got a question about routes. My controller has an index function that is used for showing a list of items, and some other functions for creating, editing and deleting items.
The url mysite/manage_products triggers the index function.
Now, on the list of items, I've got buttons for multiple categories, let's say: All, New and Used Products.
In my routes.php I have:
PHP Code:
$route['manage_products/all'] = 'manage_products/index/all';
$route['manage_products/new'] = 'manage_products/index/new';
$route['manage_products/used'] = 'manage_products/index/used';
How can I shorten this to one route?
The url manage_products/create should NOT trigger the index function, so I can't have:
PHP Code:
$route['manage_products/(:any)'] = 'manage_products/index/$1';
RE: Routes and RegEx - jreklund - 09-01-2018
It won't trigger index(). It will look for a matching function before using that specific route.
I got the following, and I can still use folder/create, folder/update etc.
PHP Code:
$route['folder/(:any)'] = 'folder/index/$1';
RE: Routes and RegEx - Wouter60 - 09-01-2018
Tested it, but it's not working! All URL's that start with manage_products/ are routed to the index function.
RE: Routes and RegEx - jreklund - 09-01-2018
You need to show us some more code then. Somewhere you are modifying it so it's not working.
1. Create a new class with only index() and create() function, and echo out different text.
2. Delete everything in your route and place only one route.
3. Profit.
If not. Start with a fresh Codeigniter. Because it's going to work. :-)
RE: Routes and RegEx - Wouter60 - 09-01-2018
My controller:
PHP Code:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Products extends CI_Controller {
public function index($category='all')
{
echo 'Category: ' . $category;
}
public function create()
{
echo 'The create() method is called...';
}
}
My routes.php:
PHP Code:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
$route['default_controller'] = 'pages/view';
$route['products/(:any)'] = 'products/index/$1';
Results:
mysite/products ==> Category: all
mysite/products/all ==> Category: all
mysite/products/new ==> Category: new
mysite/products/create ==> Category: create
So all URL's are routed to the index method, dispite the fact that a "create()" function exists.
RE: Routes and RegEx - jreklund - 09-01-2018
My bad. I always specified id after my /folder/create/id.
You can do the same or define a static page.
PHP Code:
$route['products/create'] = 'products/create'; // or make your urls like this /products/create/product/
$route['products/(:any)'] = 'products/index/$1';
Or use _remap() without anything configured in $route.
PHP Code:
<?php
defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Products extends CI_Controller {
public function index($category='all')
{
echo 'Category: ' . $category;
}
public function create()
{
echo 'The create() method is called...';
}
public function _remap($method, $params = array())
{
if (method_exists($this, $method)) {
return call_user_func_array(array($this, $method), $params);
} else {
if( empty($params) ) { $params[] = $method; }
return call_user_func_array(array($this, 'index'), $params);
}
show_404();
}
}
RE: Routes and RegEx - Wouter60 - 09-01-2018
Thank you! The _remap() function was always a mystery to me. Now it's clear. Thanks.
RE: Routes and RegEx - ignitedcms - 09-10-2018
I'm not sure if this is a possibility, so first forgive me if this is a redundant suggestion, but now I save all routes and their remapping in a database, and then I simply loop through them in the route config file. It's so convenient rather than having to worry about regex, it might not be practical for your case though.