How to get the full url for an asset in Controller?

Question

I need to generate some JSON content in controller and I need to get the full URL to an uploaded image situated here : /web/uploads/myimage.jpg.

How can

Answer 1

You can use this in Controller:

$this->getRequest()->getUriForPath('/uploads/myimage.jpg');

EDIT : This method also includes the app.php and app_dev.php to the url. Meaning this will only work in production when url-rewriting is enabled!