Theming custom block in twig file and render variables

Question

I created a custom block and I'm trying to render it in twig file. The file gets used, as I can see its output, but my variable 'my_variable' defined in the block is not rendered:

in CustomBlock.php

public function build() {
    $build = [];

    $build['custom_block'] = [
      '#my_variable' => 'abcdef',
      '#theme' => 'custom_block',
    ];

    return $build;
}

in my_module.module:

function my_module_theme() {
  return [
    'custom_block' => [
      'template' => 'custom-block',
    ],

  ];
}

in custom-block.twig.html:

<div>{{ my_variable }}</div>

-> The twig file gets used and the div is shown, but the variable is empty/is not rendered.

Looks like you're forgetting some stuff in my_module.module as CustomBlock.php. Model your module after this: github.com/ericski/Drupal-8-Module-Theming-Example — Lincoln Bergeson
– Lincoln Bergeson, Commented Aug 10, 2017 at 19:51

Clive · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-10 19:59:54Z

3

You probably just need to define the available variables:

function my_module_theme() {
  return [
    'custom_block' => [
      'template' => 'custom-block',
      'variables' => ['my_variable' => ''],
    ],

  ];
}

You'll need to rebuild caches for the change to be picked up.

answered Aug 10, 2017 at 19:59

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