Not render pdf template

[freenando]

Hello, I need some help to generate a pdf with your bundle. I think installation was correctly and now I am trying to generate a pdf document like this:

//Controller in my bundle
public function pdfAction($id_escuela, Request $request) {
$format = $this->get('request')->get('_format');
return $this->render(sprintf('BackendAlumnosBundle:Default:pdfAlumnos.pdf.twig', $format));
}

//pdfAlumnos.pdf.twig

<pdf>
    <dynamic-page>
        Hello FER
    </dynamic-page>
</pdf>

But it shows in the browser as html page with this source code
<pdf>
<dynamic-page>
Hello FER
</dynamic-page>
</pdf>
What I am doing wrong? Why could be the template isn´t rendered?

Thanks for your work!

[psliwa]

Are you sure the format of the request (_format attribute) is pdf format? It looks like it isn't.

[Magnanimity]

I have the same issue. I am not getting a format in the request as I will always want to generate a pdf when calling this controller. Here is my code:

/**

• @pdf()
  */
  public function generatePdfAction()
  {
  return $this->render(sprintf('MyFreelancerPortfolioBundle:Main:demopdf.%s.twig', 'pdf'), array(
  'content' => '

  Testing PDF

  ',
  ));
  }

[pdf]

Please use

code notation

so I don't get notified 😉

[psliwa]

@Magnanimity : you should set default request format to "pdf" in your route definition.

..
@Route("/some", defaults={ "_format"="pdf" })
..

[Dorwido]

And how to set it outside of an controller?

Reason is I want to generate a invoice which isn't send to the browser, but instead sent as an email to the customer.