The ``handleRequest()`` method was added in Symfony 2.3.

To process form data, you'll need to call the:method:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Form::handleRequest`

method.

method::

To optionally integrate the HttpFoundation component, add the

:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Extension\\HttpFoundation\\HttpFoundationExtension`

to your form factory::

Behind the scenes, this uses a:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\NativeRequestHandler`

object to read data off of the correct PHP superglobals (i.e. ``$_POST`` or

``$_GET``) based on the HTTP method configured on the form (POST is default).

..sidebar::Integration with the HttpFoundation Component

If you use the HttpFoundation component, then you should add the

:class:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Extension\\HttpFoundation\\HttpFoundationExtension`

to your form factory::

use Symfony\Component\Form\Forms;

use Symfony\Component\Form\Extension\HttpFoundation\HttpFoundationExtension;

->addExtension(new HttpFoundationExtension())

->getFormFactory();

Now, when you process a form, you can pass the:class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\Request`

object to:method:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Form::handleRequest`.

Now, when you process a form, you can pass the:class:`Symfony\\Component\\HttpFoundation\\Request`

object to:method:`Symfony\\Component\\Form\\Form::handleRequest`::

..note::

..note::

For more information about the HttpFoundation component or how to

install it, see:doc:`/components/http_foundation/introduction`.

For more information about the HttpFoundation component or how to

install it, see:doc:`/components/http_foundation/introduction`.

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