..tip::

This page shows working with Doctrine within a controller. You may also

want to work with Doctrine elsewhere in your application. The

:method:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\Controller::getDoctrine`

method of the controller returns the ``doctrine`` service, you can work with

this in the same way elsewhere by injecting this into your own

services. See:doc:`/book/service_container` for more on creating

your own services.

This article shows working with Doctrine from within a controller by using

the:method:`Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Controller\\Controller::getDoctrine`

method of the controller. This method is a shortcut to get the

``doctrine`` service. You can work with Doctrine anywhere else

by injecting that service in the service. See

:doc:`/book/service_container` for more on creating your own services.

Take a look at the previous example in more detail: