Helpers
Introduction
Laravel includes a variety of global "helper" PHP functions. Many of these functions are used by the framework itself; however, you are free to use them in your own applications if you find them convenient.
Available Methods
Arrays & Objects
Arr::accessible Arr::add Arr::collapse Arr::crossJoin Arr::divide Arr::dot Arr::except Arr::exists Arr::first Arr::flatten Arr::forget Arr::get Arr::has Arr::hasAny Arr::isAssoc Arr::isList Arr::join Arr::keyBy Arr::last Arr::map Arr::mapSpread Arr::mapWithKeys Arr::only Arr::pluck Arr::prepend Arr::prependKeysWith Arr::pull Arr::query Arr::random Arr::reject Arr::set Arr::shuffle Arr::sort Arr::sortDesc Arr::sortRecursive Arr::take Arr::toCssClasses Arr::toCssStyles Arr::undot Arr::where Arr::whereNotNull Arr::wrap data_fill data_get data_set data_forget head last
Numbers
Number::abbreviate Number::clamp Number::currency Number::defaultCurrency Number::defaultLocale Number::fileSize Number::forHumans Number::format Number::ordinal Number::pairs Number::percentage Number::spell Number::trim Number::useLocale Number::withLocale Number::useCurrency Number::withCurrency
Paths
app_path base_path config_path database_path lang_path mix public_path resource_path storage_path
URLs
action asset route secure_asset secure_url to_route url
Miscellaneous
abort abort_if abort_unless app auth back bcrypt blank broadcast cache class_uses_recursive collect config context cookie csrf_field csrf_token decrypt dd dispatch dispatch_sync dump encrypt env event fake filled info literal logger method_field now old once optional policy redirect report report_if report_unless request rescue resolve response retry session tap throw_if throw_unless today trait_uses_recursive transform validator value view with when
Arrays & Objects
Arr::accessible()
The Arr::accessible method determines if the given value is array accessible:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
$isAccessible = Arr::accessible(['a' => 1, 'b' => 2]);
// true
$isAccessible = Arr::accessible(new Collection);
// true
$isAccessible = Arr::accessible('abc');
// false
$isAccessible = Arr::accessible(new stdClass);
// false
Arr::add()
The Arr::add method adds a given key / value pair to an array if the given key doesn't already exist in the array or is set to null:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = Arr::add(['name' => 'Desk'], 'price', 100);
// ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]
$array = Arr::add(['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => null], 'price', 100);
// ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]
Arr::collapse()
The Arr::collapse method collapses an array of arrays into a single array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = Arr::collapse([[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]);
// [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
Arr::crossJoin()
The Arr::crossJoin method cross joins the given arrays, returning a Cartesian product with all possible permutations:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$matrix = Arr::crossJoin([1, 2], ['a', 'b']);
/*
[
[1, 'a'],
[1, 'b'],
[2, 'a'],
[2, 'b'],
]
*/
$matrix = Arr::crossJoin([1, 2], ['a', 'b'], ['I', 'II']);
/*
[
[1, 'a', 'I'],
[1, 'a', 'II'],
[1, 'b', 'I'],
[1, 'b', 'II'],
[2, 'a', 'I'],
[2, 'a', 'II'],
[2, 'b', 'I'],
[2, 'b', 'II'],
]
*/
Arr::divide()
The Arr::divide method returns two arrays: one containing the keys and the other containing the values of the given array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
[$keys, $values] = Arr::divide(['name' => 'Desk']);
// $keys: ['name']
// $values: ['Desk']
Arr::dot()
The Arr::dot method flattens a multi-dimensional array into a single level array that uses "dot" notation to indicate depth:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
$flattened = Arr::dot($array);
// ['products.desk.price' => 100]
Arr::except()
The Arr::except method removes the given key / value pairs from an array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100];
$filtered = Arr::except($array, ['price']);
// ['name' => 'Desk']
Arr::exists()
The Arr::exists method checks that the given key exists in the provided array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['name' => 'John Doe', 'age' => 17];
$exists = Arr::exists($array, 'name');
// true
$exists = Arr::exists($array, 'salary');
// false
Arr::first()
The Arr::first method returns the first element of an array passing a given truth test:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [100, 200, 300];
$first = Arr::first($array, function (int $value, int $key) {
return $value >= 150;
});
// 200
A default value may also be passed as the third parameter to the method. This value will be returned if no value passes the truth test:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$first = Arr::first($array, $callback, $default);
Arr::flatten()
The Arr::flatten method flattens a multi-dimensional array into a single level array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['name' => 'Joe', 'languages' => ['PHP', 'Ruby']];
$flattened = Arr::flatten($array);
// ['Joe', 'PHP', 'Ruby']
Arr::forget()
The Arr::forget method removes a given key / value pair from a deeply nested array using "dot" notation:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
Arr::forget($array, 'products.desk');
// ['products' => []]
Arr::get()
The Arr::get method retrieves a value from a deeply nested array using "dot" notation:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
$price = Arr::get($array, 'products.desk.price');
// 100
The Arr::get method also accepts a default value, which will be returned if the specified key is not present in the array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$discount = Arr::get($array, 'products.desk.discount', 0);
// 0
Arr::has()
The Arr::has method checks whether a given item or items exists in an array using "dot" notation:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['product' => ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]];
$contains = Arr::has($array, 'product.name');
// true
$contains = Arr::has($array, ['product.price', 'product.discount']);
// false
Arr::hasAny()
The Arr::hasAny method checks whether any item in a given set exists in an array using "dot" notation:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['product' => ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]];
$contains = Arr::hasAny($array, 'product.name');
// true
$contains = Arr::hasAny($array, ['product.name', 'product.discount']);
// true
$contains = Arr::hasAny($array, ['category', 'product.discount']);
// false
Arr::isAssoc()
The Arr::isAssoc method returns true if the given array is an associative array. An array is considered "associative" if it doesn't have sequential numerical keys beginning with zero:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$isAssoc = Arr::isAssoc(['product' => ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]]);
// true
$isAssoc = Arr::isAssoc([1, 2, 3]);
// false
Arr::isList()
The Arr::isList method returns true if the given array's keys are sequential integers beginning from zero:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$isList = Arr::isList(['foo', 'bar', 'baz']);
// true
$isList = Arr::isList(['product' => ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]]);
// false
Arr::join()
The Arr::join method joins array elements with a string. Using this method's second argument, you may also specify the joining string for the final element of the array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['Tailwind', 'Alpine', 'Laravel', 'Livewire'];
$joined = Arr::join($array, ', ');
// Tailwind, Alpine, Laravel, Livewire
$joined = Arr::join($array, ', ', ' and ');
// Tailwind, Alpine, Laravel and Livewire
Arr::keyBy()
The Arr::keyBy method keys the array by the given key. If multiple items have the same key, only the last one will appear in the new array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
['product_id' => 'prod-100', 'name' => 'Desk'],
['product_id' => 'prod-200', 'name' => 'Chair'],
];
$keyed = Arr::keyBy($array, 'product_id');
/*
[
'prod-100' => ['product_id' => 'prod-100', 'name' => 'Desk'],
'prod-200' => ['product_id' => 'prod-200', 'name' => 'Chair'],
]
*/
Arr::last()
The Arr::last method returns the last element of an array passing a given truth test:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [100, 200, 300, 110];
$last = Arr::last($array, function (int $value, int $key) {
return $value >= 150;
});
// 300
A default value may be passed as the third argument to the method. This value will be returned if no value passes the truth test:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$last = Arr::last($array, $callback, $default);
Arr::map()
The Arr::map method iterates through the array and passes each value and key to the given callback. The array value is replaced by the value returned by the callback:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['first' => 'james', 'last' => 'kirk'];
$mapped = Arr::map($array, function (string $value, string $key) {
return ucfirst($value);
});
// ['first' => 'James', 'last' => 'Kirk']
Arr::mapSpread()
The Arr::mapSpread method iterates over the array, passing each nested item value into the given closure. The closure is free to modify the item and return it, thus forming a new array of modified items:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
[0, 1],
[2, 3],
[4, 5],
[6, 7],
[8, 9],
];
$mapped = Arr::mapSpread($array, function (int $even, int $odd) {
return $even + $odd;
});
/*
[1, 5, 9, 13, 17]
*/
Arr::mapWithKeys()
The Arr::mapWithKeys method iterates through the array and passes each value to the given callback. The callback should return an associative array containing a single key / value pair:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
[
'name' => 'John',
'department' => 'Sales',
'email' => 'john@example.com',
],
[
'name' => 'Jane',
'department' => 'Marketing',
'email' => 'jane@example.com',
]
];
$mapped = Arr::mapWithKeys($array, function (array $item, int $key) {
return [$item['email'] => $item['name']];
});
/*
[
'john@example.com' => 'John',
'jane@example.com' => 'Jane',
]
*/
Arr::only()
The Arr::only method returns only the specified key / value pairs from the given array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100, 'orders' => 10];
$slice = Arr::only($array, ['name', 'price']);
// ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]
Arr::pluck()
The Arr::pluck method retrieves all of the values for a given key from an array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
['developer' => ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'Taylor']],
['developer' => ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Abigail']],
];
$names = Arr::pluck($array, 'developer.name');
// ['Taylor', 'Abigail']
You may also specify how you wish the resulting list to be keyed:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$names = Arr::pluck($array, 'developer.name', 'developer.id');
// [1 => 'Taylor', 2 => 'Abigail']
Arr::prepend()
The Arr::prepend method will push an item onto the beginning of an array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'four'];
$array = Arr::prepend($array, 'zero');
// ['zero', 'one', 'two', 'three', 'four']
If needed, you may specify the key that should be used for the value:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['price' => 100];
$array = Arr::prepend($array, 'Desk', 'name');
// ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]
Arr::prependKeysWith()
The Arr::prependKeysWith prepends all key names of an associative array with the given prefix:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
'name' => 'Desk',
'price' => 100,
];
$keyed = Arr::prependKeysWith($array, 'product.');
/*
[
'product.name' => 'Desk',
'product.price' => 100,
]
*/
Arr::pull()
The Arr::pull method returns and removes a key / value pair from an array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100];
$name = Arr::pull($array, 'name');
// $name: Desk
// $array: ['price' => 100]
A default value may be passed as the third argument to the method. This value will be returned if the key doesn't exist:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$value = Arr::pull($array, $key, $default);
Arr::query()
The Arr::query method converts the array into a query string:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
'name' => 'Taylor',
'order' => [
'column' => 'created_at',
'direction' => 'desc'
]
];
Arr::query($array);
// name=Taylor&order[column]=created_at&order[direction]=desc
Arr::random()
The Arr::random method returns a random value from an array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
$random = Arr::random($array);
// 4 - (retrieved randomly)
You may also specify the number of items to return as an optional second argument. Note that providing this argument will return an array even if only one item is desired:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$items = Arr::random($array, 2);
// [2, 5] - (retrieved randomly)
Arr::reject()
The Arr::reject method removes items from an array using the given closure:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [100, '200', 300, '400', 500];
$filtered = Arr::reject($array, function (string|int $value, int $key) {
return is_string($value);
});
// [0 => 100, 2 => 300, 4 => 500]
Arr::set()
The Arr::set method sets a value within a deeply nested array using "dot" notation:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
Arr::set($array, 'products.desk.price', 200);
// ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 200]]]
Arr::shuffle()
The Arr::shuffle method randomly shuffles the items in the array:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = Arr::shuffle([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);
// [3, 2, 5, 1, 4] - (generated randomly)
Arr::sort()
The Arr::sort method sorts an array by its values:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['Desk', 'Table', 'Chair'];
$sorted = Arr::sort($array);
// ['Chair', 'Desk', 'Table']
You may also sort the array by the results of a given closure:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
['name' => 'Desk'],
['name' => 'Table'],
['name' => 'Chair'],
];
$sorted = array_values(Arr::sort($array, function (array $value) {
return $value['name'];
}));
/*
[
['name' => 'Chair'],
['name' => 'Desk'],
['name' => 'Table'],
]
*/
Arr::sortDesc()
The Arr::sortDesc method sorts an array in descending order by its values:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = ['Desk', 'Table', 'Chair'];
$sorted = Arr::sortDesc($array);
// ['Table', 'Desk', 'Chair']
You may also sort the array by the results of a given closure:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
['name' => 'Desk'],
['name' => 'Table'],
['name' => 'Chair'],
];
$sorted = array_values(Arr::sortDesc($array, function (array $value) {
return $value['name'];
}));
/*
[
['name' => 'Table'],
['name' => 'Desk'],
['name' => 'Chair'],
]
*/
Arr::sortRecursive()
The Arr::sortRecursive method recursively sorts an array using the sort function for numerically indexed sub-arrays and the ksort function for associative sub-arrays:
use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
['Roman', 'Taylor', 'Li'],
['PHP', 'Ruby', 'JavaScript'],
['one' => 1, 'two' => 2, 'three' => 3],
];
$sorted = Arr::sortRecursive($array);
/*
[
['JavaScript', 'PHP', 'Ruby'],
['one' => 1, 'three' => 3, 'two' => 2],
['Li', 'Roman', 'Taylor'],
]
*/
If you would like the results sorted in descending order, you may use the Arr::sortRecursiveDesc method.
$sorted = Arr::sortRecursiveDesc($array);