ContainerInterface getContainer() Gets the current container. Return Value ContainerInterface A ContainerInterface instance

string getCharset() Gets the charset of the application. Return Value string The charset

string getCacheDir() Gets the cache directory. Return Value string The cache directory

BundleInterface[] getBundles() Gets the registered bundle instances. Return Value BundleInterface[] An array of registered bundle instances

BundleInterface|BundleInterface[] getBundle(string $name, bool $first = true) Returns a bundle and optionally its descendants by its name. Parameters string $name Bundle name bool $first Whether to return the first bundle only or together with its descendants Return Value BundleInterface|BundleInterface[] A BundleInterface instance or an array of BundleInterface instances if $first is false Exceptions InvalidArgumentException when the bundle is not enabled

boot() Boots the current kernel.

class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface The Kernel is the heart of the Symfony system. It manages an environment made of bundles. Constants VERSION VERSION_ID MAJOR_VERSION MINOR_VERSION RELEASE_VERSION EXTRA_VERSION END_OF_MAINTENANCE END_OF_LIFE Methods __construct(string $environment, bool $debug) Constructor. __clone() boot() Boots the current kernel. terminate(Request $request, Response $response) Terminates a re

bool supportsNormalization(mixed $data, string $format = null) Checks whether the given class is supported for normalization by this normalizer. Parameters mixed $data Data to normalize. string $format The format being (de-)serialized from or into. Return Value bool

bool supportsDenormalization(mixed $data, string $type, string $format = null) Checks whether the given class is supported for denormalization by this normalizer. Parameters mixed $data Data to denormalize from. string $type The class to which the data should be denormalized. string $format The format being deserialized from. Return Value bool

array|string|bool|int|float|null normalize(object $object, string $format = null, array $context = array()) Normalizes an object into a set of arrays/scalars. Parameters object $object object to normalize string $format format the normalization result will be encoded as array $context Context options for the normalizer Return Value array|string|bool|int|float|null