The naming is not all that intuitive:
use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
public function updateAction(Request $request)
{
// $_GET parameters
$request->query->get('name');
// $_POST parameters
$request->request->get('name');
Update Nov 2021: $request->get(‘name’) has been deprecated in 5.4 and will be private as of 6.0. It’s usage has been discouraged for quite some time.