# Passing variables to function in Controller

**URL:** https://discourse.roots.io/t/passing-variables-to-function-in-controller/12012
**Category:** sage
**Tags:** sage9
**Created:** 2018-03-25T14:42:17Z
**Posts:** 4

## Post 1 by @francisco_arenas — 2018-03-25T14:42:17Z

I’m trying to create a function that returns a slug from a title that comes from an array of data id the way of

```
@foreach($pests as $p)
    <a href="/services/pests-we-control/#{{$p['name-desc']['name']}}" class="text-center pests-carousel-item">
  @endforeach
```

the problem i’m facing is the name came with spaces in between so i need to make use of sanitize\_title in order to convert the spaces in dashes. tried several things, nothing seemed to work, when i tried to pass the data to the controller, im getting

```
[25-Mar-2018 14:19:08 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught ArgumentCountError: Too few arguments to function App\FrontPage::getUrl(), 0 passed in ..../vendor/soberwp/controller/src/Controller.php on line 105 and exactly 1 expected in ..../app/controllers/front-page.php:23

<?php

    namespace App;
    use Sober\Controller\Controller;

    class FrontPage extends Controller
    {
        public function getUrl($title){ <=== is not being passed to the controller
            return sanitize_title('$title');
        }
    }
```

what i’m doing wrong?

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## Post 2 by @MWDelaney — 2018-03-25T14:52:07Z

Normal controller methods are set up before your template does its thing. As noted in the Controller documentation, to pass a variable you’ll need to use a [static method](https://github.com/soberwp/controller#using-functions).

Also, just curiously, if `pests` is a customs post type, there a reason you’re using a sanitized `title` and not its existing `slug` when creating your anchor links and `id`s?

Finally, if you’re populating an list of anchor links and a page of content at the same time, you might benefit from [stacks](https://discourse.roots.io/t/how-blade-stacks-make-my-life-better/10121). It would mean an overhaul of your templates, but ultimately more maintainable with fewer moving parts. Not necessary but super cool!

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## Post 3 by @francisco_arenas — 2018-03-25T15:13:11Z

pests are not a custom post type, are just childrens of an ACF repeater variable, i’ll take a look into the static methods and stacks. thanks for your help!

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## Post 4 by @francisco_arenas — 2018-03-25T15:31:34Z

thanks @MWDelaney, the static function did the trick. the stacks thingy was too confusing, and i think it was meant for other type of things.