public function createAction()
{
$em = $this->get('doctrine')->getEntityManager();
// Let's create a new thing
$thing = new Thing();
$thing->setName('Lorem' . \uniqid());
// This does not actually save the entity but rather mark it
// as "should-be-saved-on-the-next-flush"
$em->persist($thing);
// ... and let's create a new category!
// Yes sir, we are in a good mood today.
$category = new Category();
$category->setName('Category' . \uniqid());
$thing->setCategory($category);
$em->persist($category);
// Now we save everything: let's flush!
$em->flush();
return $this->render('KnpIpsumBundle:DoctrineOrm:create.html.twig', array('thing' => $thing));
}
public function load(ObjectManager $em)
{
$cat = new Thing();
$cat->setName('Edgar the Cat');
$bull = new Thing();
$bull->setName('Joe the bull');
$categoryRed = new Category();
$categoryRed->setName('Red');
$cat->setCategory($categoryRed);
$bull->setCategory($categoryRed);
for ($i = 0; $i < 20; $i++) {
$thing = new Thing();
$thing->setName('Dummy thing ' . $i);
$thing->setCategory($categoryRed);
$em->persist($thing);
}
$em->persist($cat);
$em->persist($bull);
$em->persist($categoryRed);
$em->flush();
}