DefaultController.php

<?php

namespace Flock\MainBundle\Controller;

use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
use Flock\MainBundle\Form\EventForm;
use Flock\MainBundle\Entity\Event;

class DefaultController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * @extra:Route("/", name="_home")
     */
    public function indexAction(Event $event)
    {
        $em = $this->get('doctrine.orm.default_entity_manager');
        $factory = $this->get('form.factory');
        $form = $factory->create(new EventForm());
        $form->setData($event);

        if ($this->get('request')->getMethod() === 'POST') {
            $form->bindRequest($this->get('request'));

            if ($form->isValid()) {
                $em->persist($event);
                $em->flush();

                return new RedirectResponse($this->generateUrl('_home'));
            }
        }

        return $this->render('FlockMainBundle:Default:index.html.twig', array(
            'form' => $form->createView(),
        ));
    }
}

Event.php

<?php
/**
 * Created by amalraghav <[email protected]>
 * Date: 17/04/11
 */
 
namespace Flock\MainBundle\Entity;

/**
 * @orm:Entity
 * @orm:Table(name="events")
 */
class Event
{
    /**
     * @orm:Id
     * @orm:Column(type="integer")
     * @orm:GeneratedValue(strategy="AUTO")
     */
    protected $id;

    /**
     * @orm:Column(type="string", length="255")
     */
    protected $event_name;

    /**
     * @orm:Column(type="text")
     */
    protected $event_details;

    /**
     * Get id
     *
     * @return integer $id
     */
    public function getId()
    {
        return $this->id;
    }

    /**
     * Set event_name
     *
     * @param string $eventName
     */
    public function setEventName($eventName)
    {
        $this->event_name = $eventName;
    }

    /**
     * Get event_name
     *
     * @return string $eventName
     */
    public function getEventName()
    {
        return $this->event_name;
    }

    /**
     * Set event_details
     *
     * @param text $eventDetails
     */
    public function setEventDetails($eventDetails)
    {
        $this->event_details = $eventDetails;
    }

    /**
     * Get event_details
     *
     * @return text $eventDetails
     */
    public function getEventDetails()
    {
        return $this->event_details;
    }
}

EventForm.php

<?php
/**
 * Created by amalraghav <[email protected]>
 * Date: 17/04/11
 */
 
namespace Flock\MainBundle\Form;

use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilder;
use Symfony\Component\Form\Type\AbstractType;

class EventForm extends AbstractType
{
    public function buildForm(FormBuilder $builder, array $options)
    {
        $builder
            ->add('event_name')
            ->add('event_details')
            ->end();
    }

    public function getDefaultOptions(array $options)
    {
        return array(
            'data_class' => 'Flock\MainBundle\Entity\Event',
        );
    }

    public function getName()
    {
        return 'eventform';
    }
}