Flash-Messages in Symfony2 doesn't seem to work in my twig-template

Question

I want to add support for flash messages on our pages. I implemented this by following the documentation found here.

I added the following snipplet to my base layout. (i also tried to add it to a specific action template).

{% if app.session.hasFlash('notice') %} 
    <div id="flashmessage" class="flash-notice"> 
       {{ app.session.flash('notice') }} 
   </div> 
{% endif %} 

After adding the following error is thrown

Twig_Error_Runtime: Item "hasFlash" for "" does not exist in "MyBundle::layout.html.twig" at line 66

Is there anything else i need to do ?

Imprecise

what does var_dump($this->get('session')); output in your controller action? – Seaward

Running a 2.0 symfony I use either hasFlash() as in your example or {% for flashMessage in app.session.getFlashes() %} {{ {{ flashMessage }} {% endfor %} – Schlessel

Answer 1

do you use symfony 2.0 or 2.1 (currently master branch)?

for symfony 2.1 the documentation is located here: http://symfony.com/doc/2.1/book/controller.html#flash-messages

flash messages are shown like this:

{% for flashMessage in app.session.flashbag.get('notice') %}
    <div class="flash-notice">
        {{ flashMessage }}
    </div>
{% endfor %}

Emmaemmalee

Answer 2

Mmm check in your config file that you have auto-started the session:

session:
    default_locale: %locale%
    auto_start:     true

Because the error seems to be that Twig doesn't find the session class, not something about the hasFlash function. In fact I have almost exactly the same code in my layout.

Secure

I agree with that. It seems app.session is null inside the Twig template. – Tadich

Answer 3

This is pretty old at time of writing so imagine you've worked it out by now, but for reference sake, it's has rather than hasFlash. So..

{% if app.session.flashbag.has('notice') %} 
    <div id="flashmessage" class="flash-notice"> 
       {{ app.session.flashbag.get('notice') }} 
   </div> 
{% endif %} 

Queenie

Doesn't work (2.6) because flashbag.get returns an array. See Manual. – Boykins

Answer 4

By symfony 2.6 +

{% if app.session.flashbag.has('notice') %}
    {{ app.session.flashbag.get('notice').0 }}<br/>
{% endif %}

Because flashbag is by this version array you need foreach it or use index. I m using index because i dont need something more.

Veridical

Answer 5

In controller

$this->get('session')->getFlashBag()->add('notice', 'Your message!');

In your Twig file

{% for flashMessage in app.session.flashbag.get('notice') %}
    <div class="alert alert-warning">{{ flashMessage }}</div>
{% endfor %}  

Superpatriot

Answer 6

I just figure out that flash messages are not working if intercept_redirects is true in debug mode.

Sanious

Answer 7

Did you set the flash message somewhere in your action?

$this->get('session')->setFlash('notice', 'Your changes were saved!');

Remember that flash messages will be stored on the user's session for exactly one additional request.

Celebrant

if you read the question properly, app.session does not exist in the twig template, its nothing to do with setting it – Seaward