Slim Framework returning response without 'return $response'

Question

I'm confused with how Slim is returning a response without return $response as per the documentation.

If I have the following code:

$app->get('/login', function ($request, $response, $args) {

    $response = $this->view->render($response, "login.php");
    return $response;  
});

When I call /login through my browser it renders my login.php template, which is what I'd expect.

which doesn't seem right? ，这似乎不正确？

$app->get('/login', function ($request, $response, $args) {

    $response = $this->view->render($response, "login.php"); 
});

Both sets of code have the same output.

How is Slim showing the response if $response is not being returned?

Answer 1

The body is a Psr\\Http\\Message\\StreamInterface which is not immutable, when you append something to the body you normally do:

$body = $response->getBody();
$body->write($string);
$body->write($string2);

This changes the content of the stream but is still in the same $response -Object.

As the view renderer only appends to the body, there is no need to actually return the $response .