<?php echo input_tag('nickname') ?>
 => <input type="text" name="nickname" id="nickname" value="" />
 

function input_tag($name, $value = null)
{
  return '<input type="text" name="'.$name.'" id="'.$name.'"value="'.$value.'" />';
}
 

// Use a specific helper group in this template
<?php use_helper('Text') ?>
...
<h1>Description</h1>
<p><?php echo auto_link_text($description) ?></p>
 

// Helper group
<?php use_helper('HelperName') ?>
<?php use_helper('HelperName1', 'HelperName2', 'HelperName3') ?>
 
// Tag group
<?php echo tag('input', array('name' => 'foo', 'type' => 'text')) ?>
<?php echo tag('input', 'name=foo type=text') ?>  // Alternative options syntax
 => <input name="foo" type="text" />
<?php echo content_tag('textarea', 'dummy content', 'name=foo') ?>
 => <textarea name="foo">dummy content</textarea>
 
// Url group
<?php echo link_to('click me', 'mymodule/myaction') ?>
=> <a href="/route/to/myaction">click me</a>  // Depends on the routing settings
 
// Asset group
<?php echo image_tag('myimage', 'alt=foo size=200x100') ?>
 => <img src="/images/myimage.png" alt="foo" width="200" height="100"/>
<?php echo javascript_include_tag('myscript') ?>
 => <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="/js/myscript.js"></script>
<?php echo stylesheet_tag('style') ?>
 => <link href="/stylesheets/style.css" media="screen" rel="stylesheet"type="text/css" />

     $sf_context
     $sf_request
     $sf_params
     $sf_user
 

// Long version
<?php echo $sf_request->getParameter('total') ?>
 
// Shorter version
<?php echo $sf_params->get('total') ?>
 
// Equivalent to the following action code
echo $request->getParameter('total')

$sf_user->getAttribute('attribute');
 

<?php include(sfConfig::get('sf_app_template_dir').'/myFragment.php') ?>
 

<?php include_partial('mypartial1') ?>
 

<?php include_partial('foobar/mypartial2') ?>
 

<?php include_partial('global/mypartial3') ?>

<p>Hello, world!</p>
<?php include_partial('mypartial', array('mytotal' => $total)) ?>
 

<?php
 
class newsComponents extends sfComponents
{
  public function executeHeadlines()
  {
    $c = new Criteria();
    $c->addDescendingOrderByColumn(NewsPeer::PUBLISHED_AT);
    $c->setLimit(5);
    $this->news = NewsPeer::doSelect($c);
  }
}

<div>
  <h1>Latest news</h1>
  <ul>
  <?php foreach($news as $headline): ?>
    <li>
      <?php echo $headline->getPublishedAt() ?>
      <?php echo link_to($headline->getTitle(),'news/show?id='.$headline->getId()) ?>
    </li>
  <?php endforeach ?>
  </ul>
</div>
 

<?php include_component('news', 'headlines') ?>
 

<div id="sidebar">
<?php if (has_slot('sidebar')): ?>
  <?php include_slot('sidebar') ?>
<?php else: ?>
  <!-- default sidebar code -->
  <h1>Contextual zone</h1>
  <p>This zone contains links and information
  relative to the main content of the page.</p>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>

<div id="sidebar">
<?php if (!include_slot('sidebar')): ?>
  <!-- default sidebar code -->
  <h1>Contextual zone</h1>
  <p>This zone contains links and information
  relative to the main content of the page.</p>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
 

<?php slot('sidebar') ?>
  <!-- custom sidebar code for the current template-->
  <h1>User details</h1>
  <p>name:  <?php echo $user->getName() ?></p>
  <p>email: <?php echo $user->getEmail() ?></p>
<?php end_slot() ?>
 

<?php slot('title', 'The title value') ?>

$this->getResponse()->setSlot('mySlot', $myValue);
$this->getResponse()->setSlot('myPartialSlot', $this->getPartial('myPartial'));

default:
  http_metas:
    content-type: text/html

  metas:
    #title:        symfony project
    #description:  symfony project
    #keywords:     symfony, project
    #language:     en
    robots:       index, follow

  stylesheets:    [main]

  javascripts:    []

  has_layout:     on
  layout:         layout
 

all:
  stylesheets: [my_style]
  metas:
    title: My website

 

editSuccess:
  metas:
    title: Edit your profile

editError:
  metas:
    title: Error in the profile edition

all:
  stylesheets: [my_style]
  metas:
    title: My website

 

class mymoduleActions extends sfActions
{
  public function executeIndex()
  {
    $response = $this->getResponse();
 
    // HTTP headers
    $response->setContentType('text/xml');
    $response->setHttpHeader('Content-Language', 'en');
    $response->setStatusCode(403);
    $response->addVaryHttpHeader('Accept-Language');
    $response->addCacheControlHttpHeader('no-cache');
 
    // Cookies
    $response->setCookie($name, $content, $expire, $path, $domain);
 
    // Metas and page headers
    $response->addMeta('robots', 'NONE');
    $response->addMeta('keywords', 'foo bar');
    $response->setTitle('My FooBar Page');
    $response->addStyleSheet('custom_style');
    $response->addJavaScript('custom_behavior');
  }
}

$response->setContentType('text/xml');
echo $response->getContentType();
 => 'text/xml; charset=utf-8'
 

$response->setStatusCode(404, 'This page does not exist');

// In the view.yml
indexSuccess:
  stylesheets: [mystyle1, mystyle2]
  javascripts: [myscript]

// In the action
$this->getResponse()->addStylesheet('mystyle1');
$this->getResponse()->addStylesheet('mystyle2');
$this->getResponse()->addJavascript('myscript');
 
// In the Template
<?php use_stylesheet('mystyle1') ?>
<?php use_stylesheet('mystyle2') ?>
<?php use_javascript('myscript') ?>

// In view.yml
indexSuccess:
  layout: my_layout

// In the action
$this->setLayout('my_layout');
 
// In the template
<?php decorate_with('my_layout') ?>

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// In `view.yml`
indexSuccess:
  has_layout: false

// In the Action
$this->setLayout(false);
 
// In the template
<?php decorate_with(false) ?>

...
<div id="sidebar">
  <?php include_component_slot('sidebar') ?>
</div>
 

default:
  components:
    sidebar:  [bar, default]