Laravel Helper

Arrays

adds a given key / value pair to the array if the given key doesn’t already exist in the array

array_add($array, 'key', 'value');

collapse an array of arrays into a single array

array_collapse($array);

Divide an array into two arrays. One with keys and the other with values

array_divide($array);

Flatten a multi-dimensional associative array with dots

array_dot($array);

Get all of the given array except for a specified array of items

array_except($array, array('key'));

Return the first element in an array passing a given truth test

array_first($array, function($key, $value){}, $default);

Strips keys from the array

array_flatten($array);

Remove one or many array items from a given array using “dot” notation

array_forget($array, 'foo');

Dot notation

array_forget($array, 'foo.bar');

Get an item from an array using “dot” notation

array_get($array, 'foo', 'default');
array_get($array, 'foo.bar', 'default');

Checks that a given item exists in an array using “dot” notation

array_has($array, 'products.desk');

Get a subset of the items from the given array

array_only($array, array('key'));

Return array of key => values

array_pluck($array, 'key');

Return and remove ‘key’ from array

array_pull($array, 'key');

Set an array item to a given value using “dot” notation

array_set($array, 'key', 'value');

Dot notation

array_set($array, 'key.subkey', 'value');

Sorts the array by the results of the given Closure

array_sort($array, function(){});

Recursively sorts the array using the sort function

array_sort_recursive();

Filters the array using the given Closure

array_where();

First element of an array

head($array);

Last element of an array

last($array);

Paths

Fully qualified path to the app directory

app_path();

Get the path to the public folder

base_path();

Fully qualified path to the application configuration directory

config_path();

Fully qualified path to the application’s database directory

database_path();

Gets the path to the versioned Elixir file:

elixir();

Fully qualified path to the public directory

public_path();

Get the path to the storage folder

storage_path();

Strings

Convert a value to camel case

camel_case($value);

Get the class “basename” of the given object / class

class_basename($class);

Escape a string

e('');

Determine if a given string starts with a given substring

starts_with('Foo bar.', 'Foo');

Determine if a given string ends with a given substring

ends_with('Foo bar.', 'bar.');

Convert a string to snake case

snake_case('fooBar');

Limits the number of characters in a string

str_limit();

Determine if a given string contains a given substring

str_contains('Hello foo bar.', 'foo');

Result: foo/bar/

str_finish('foo/bar', '/');
str_is('foo*', 'foobar');
str_plural('car');
str_random(25);
str_singular('cars');
str_slug("Laravel 5 Framework", "-");

Result: FooBar

studly_case('foo_bar');
trans('foo.bar');
trans_choice('foo.bar', $count);

URLs and Links

action('FooController@method', $parameters);

HTML Link

asset('img/photo.jpg', $title, $attributes);

HTTPS link

secure_asset('img/photo.jpg', $title, $attributes);
route($route, $parameters, $absolute = true);
url('path', $parameters = array(), $secure = null);

Miscellaneous

Authenticator instance (Auth)

auth()->user();

Generates a redirect response to the user’s previous location

back();

Hashes the given value using Bcrypt (Hash)

bcrypt('my-secret-password');

Creates a collection instance from the supplied items

collect(['taylor', 'abigail']);

Gets the value of a configuration variable

config('app.timezone', $default);

Generates an HTML hidden input field containing the value of the CSRF token

{!! csrf_field() !!}

Retrieves the value of the current CSRF token

$token = csrf_token();

Dumps the given variable and ends execution of the script

dd($value);

Gets the value of an environment variable or returns a default value

$env = env('APP_ENV');
$env = env('APP_ENV', 'production');

Dispatches the given event to its listeners:

event(new UserRegistered($user));

Creates a model factory builder for a given class

$user = factory(App\User::class)->make();

Generates an HTML hidden input field containing the spoofed value of the form’s HTTP verb

{!! method_field('delete') !!}

Retrieves an old input value flashed into the session

$value = old('value');
$value = old('value', 'default');

Returns an instance of the redirector to do redirects:

return redirect('/home');

Returns the current request instance or obtains an input item

$value = request('key', $default = null)

Creates a response instance or obtains an instance of the response factory

return response('Hello World', 200, $headers);

Used to get / set a session value

$value = session('key');
$value = session()->get('key');
session()->put('key', $value);

Will simply return the value it is given.

value(function(){ return 'bar'; });

Retrieves a view instance

return view('auth.login');

Returns the value it is given

$value = with(new Foo)->work();