Names

Slim lets you assign a name to a route. Naming a route enables you to dynamically generate URLs using the urlForhelper method. When you use the Slim application’s urlFor() method to create application URLs, you can freelychange route patterns without breaking your application. Here is an example of a named route:

  1. <?php
  2. $app = new \Slim\Slim();
  3. $app->get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {
  4.     echo "Hello, $name!";
  5. })->name('hello');

You may now generate URLs for this route using the urlFor() method, described later in this documentation.The route name() method is also chainable:

  1. <?php
  2. $app = new \Slim\Slim();
  3. $app->get('/hello/:name', function ($name) {
  4.     echo "Hello, $name!";
  5. })->name('hello')->conditions(array('name' => '\w+'));