This is a basic outline for a controller function in PHP.
It contains a condition to check if the request is made via AJAX and returns JSON response accordingly.
public function handleAjaxRequest(Request $request)
{
if (! $request->isXmlHttpRequest()) {
throw new \Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\AccessDeniedHttpException();
}
// Perform necessary operations
$response = array('foo' => 'bar');
return new \Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse($response);
}
Below is a standard AJAX code snippet that can be included in the view:
<div id="my-foo">bob</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var jqxhr = $.ajax({
url: '{{ path('route_to_controller_function') }}', // Make sure the path is defined in your routes file
type: 'post',
data: {param1: 'foo'}, // Include any required parameters
})
.done(function(data) {
// Implement desired functionality
// For instance, update the content of div with data.foo
$('#my-foo').html(data.foo);
})
.fail(function() {
alert( "An error occurred" );
});
</script>