How to read config variable in Phoenix / Elixir?

I'd like to set the title of my app in my/config/config.exs file:

config :my, My.Endpoint,
  url: [host: "localhost"],
  root: Path.dirname(__DIR__),
  secret_key_base: "secret",
  title: "My App"

How can I read title later to use it in template? Something like:

<div>
  Title of my app is <%= ??? %>
</div>

I tried conn.title and it says there's no such key. But, when I try conn.secret_key_base it works. Why?

Solution 1:

The get_env function is part of the Application module from the Elixir/Erlang core.

This function returns the value for a specific key in the app's environment. Considering your configuration, you would access the title property this way:

Application.get_env(:my, My.Endpoint)[:title]

The third parameter is for passing a default value when the config key doesn't exist.

Solution 2:

You may use Application.get_env(:my, :title)

Solution 3:

Let's say in dev.ex file you have a config variables

config :app_name, AppName.Endpoint,
  api_prefix: "api/v2",
  api_host: "http://0.0.0.0",
  api_port: "3000"

You can fetch all three config variables

Application.get_env(:app_name, AppName.Endpoint)[:api_prefix]
Application.get_env(:app_name, AppName.Endpoint)[:api_host]
Application.get_env(:app_name, AppName.Endpoint)[:api_port]