Helpers

• Introduction
• Available Methods

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::last Arr::only Arr::pluck Arr::prepend Arr::pull Arr::query Arr::random Arr::set Arr::shuffle Arr::sort Arr::sortRecursive Arr::where Arr::wrap data_fill data_get data_set head last

Paths

app_path base_path config_path database_path mix public_path resource_path storage_path

Strings

__ class_basename e preg_replace_array Str::after Str::afterLast Str::ascii Str::before Str::beforeLast Str::between Str::camel Str::contains Str::containsAll Str::endsWith Str::finish Str::is Str::isAscii Str::isUuid Str::kebab Str::length Str::limit Str::lower Str::orderedUuid Str::padBoth Str::padLeft Str::padRight Str::plural Str::random Str::replaceArray Str::replaceFirst Str::replaceLast Str::singular Str::slug Str::snake Str::start Str::startsWith Str::studly Str::substr Str::title Str::ucfirst Str::upper Str::uuid Str::words trans trans_choice

Fluent Strings

after afterLast append ascii basename before beforeLast camel contains containsAll dirname endsWith exactly explode finish is isAscii isEmpty isNotEmpty kebab length limit lower ltrim match matchAll padBoth padLeft padRight plural prepend replace replaceArray replaceFirst replaceLast replaceMatches rtrim singular slug snake split start startsWith studly substr title trim ucfirst upper when whenEmpty words

URLs

action asset route secure_asset secure_url url

Miscellaneous

abort abort_if abort_unless app auth back bcrypt blank broadcast cache class_uses_recursive collect config cookie csrf_field csrf_token dd dispatch dispatch_now dump env event filled info logger method_field now old optional policy redirect report request rescue resolve response retry session tap throw_if throw_unless today trait_uses_recursive transform validator value view with

Method Listing

Arrays & Objects

Arr::accessible()

The Arr::accessible method checks that 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 ($value, $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 specific key is not found:

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 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::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 ($value, $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::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::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::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 the given Closure:

use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [
    ['name' => 'Desk'],
    ['name' => 'Table'],
    ['name' => 'Chair'],
];
$sorted = array_values(Arr::sort($array, function ($value) {
    return $value['name'];
}));
/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Chair'],
        ['name' => 'Desk'],
        ['name' => 'Table'],
    ]
*/

Arr::sortRecursive()

The Arr::sortRecursive method recursively sorts an array using the sort function for numeric sub=arrays and ksort for associative subarrays:

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'],
    ]
*/

Arr::where()

The Arr::where method filters an array using the given Closure:

use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$array = [100, '200', 300, '400', 500];
$filtered = Arr::where($array, function ($value, $key) {
    return is_string($value);
});
// [1 => '200', 3 => '400']

Arr::wrap()

The Arr::wrap method wraps the given value in an array. If the given value is already an array it will not be changed:

use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$string = 'Laravel';
$array = Arr::wrap($string);
// ['Laravel']

If the given value is null, an empty array will be returned:

use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
$nothing = null;
$array = Arr::wrap($nothing);
// []

data_fill()

The data_fill function sets a missing value within a nested array or object using “dot” notation:

$data = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
data_fill($data, 'products.desk.price', 200);
// ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]]
data_fill($data, 'products.desk.discount', 10);
// ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100, 'discount' => 10]]]

This function also accepts asterisks as wildcards and will fill the target accordingly:

$data = [
    'products' => [
        ['name' => 'Desk 1', 'price' => 100],
        ['name' => 'Desk 2'],
    ],
];
data_fill($data, 'products.*.price', 200);
/*
    [
        'products' => [
            ['name' => 'Desk 1', 'price' => 100],
            ['name' => 'Desk 2', 'price' => 200],
        ],
    ]
*/

data_get()

The data_get function retrieves a value from a nested array or object using “dot” notation:

$data = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
$price = data_get($data, 'products.desk.price');
// 100

The data_get function also accepts a default value, which will be returned if the specified key is not found:

$discount = data_get($data, 'products.desk.discount', 0);
// 0

The function also accepts wildcards using asterisks, which may target any key of the array or object:

$data = [
    'product-one' => ['name' => 'Desk 1', 'price' => 100],
    'product-two' => ['name' => 'Desk 2', 'price' => 150],
];
data_get($data, '*.name');
// ['Desk 1', 'Desk 2'];

data_set()

The data_set function sets a value within a nested array or object using “dot” notation:

$data = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
data_set($data, 'products.desk.price', 200);
// ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 200]]]

This function also accepts wildcards and will set values on the target accordingly:

$data = [
    'products' => [
        ['name' => 'Desk 1', 'price' => 100],
        ['name' => 'Desk 2', 'price' => 150],
    ],
];
data_set($data, 'products.*.price', 200);
/*
    [
        'products' => [
            ['name' => 'Desk 1', 'price' => 200],
            ['name' => 'Desk 2', 'price' => 200],
        ],
    ]
*/

By default, any existing values are overwritten. If you wish to only set a value if it doesn’t exist, you may pass false as the fourth argument:

$data = ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]];
data_set($data, 'products.desk.price', 200, false);
// ['products' => ['desk' => ['price' => 100]]]

head()

The head function returns the first element in the given array:

$array = [100, 200, 300];
$first = head($array);
// 100

last()

The last function returns the last element in the given array:

$array = [100, 200, 300];
$last = last($array);
// 300

Paths

app_path()

The app_path function returns the fully qualified path to the app directory. You may also use the app_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a file relative to the application directory:

$path = app_path();
$path = app_path('Http/Controllers/Controller.php');

base_path()

The base_path function returns the fully qualified path to the project root. You may also use the base_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file relative to the project root directory:

$path = base_path();
$path = base_path('vendor/bin');

config_path()

The config_path function returns the fully qualified path to the config directory. You may also use the config_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file within the application’s configuration directory:

$path = config_path();
$path = config_path('app.php');

database_path()

The database_path function returns the fully qualified path to the database directory. You may also use the database_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file within the database directory:

$path = database_path();
$path = database_path('factories/UserFactory.php');

mix()

The mix function returns the path to a versioned Mix file:

$path = mix('css/app.css');

public_path()

The public_path function returns the fully qualified path to the public directory. You may also use the public_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file within the public directory:

$path = public_path();
$path = public_path('css/app.css');

resource_path()

The resource_path function returns the fully qualified path to the resources directory. You may also use the resource_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file within the resources directory:

$path = resource_path();
$path = resource_path('sass/app.scss');

storage_path()

The storage_path function returns the fully qualified path to the storage directory. You may also use the storage_path function to generate a fully qualified path to a given file within the storage directory:

$path = storage_path();
$path = storage_path('app/file.txt');

Strings

__()

The __ function translates the given translation string or translation key using your localization files:

echo __('Welcome to our application');
echo __('messages.welcome');

If the specified translation string or key does not exist, the __ function will return the given value. So, using the example above, the __ function would return messages.welcome if that translation key does not exist.

class_basename()

The class_basename function returns the class name of the given class with the class’s namespace removed:

$class = class_basename('Foo\Bar\Baz');
// Baz

e()

The e function runs PHP’s htmlspecialchars function with the double_encode option set to true by default:

echo e('<html>foo</html>');
// &lt;html&gt;foo&lt;/html&gt;

preg_replace_array()

The preg_replace_array function replaces a given pattern in the string sequentially using an array:

$string = 'The event will take place between :start and :end';
$replaced = preg_replace_array('/:[a-z_]+/', ['8:30', '9:00'], $string);
// The event will take place between 8:30 and 9:00

Str::after()

The Str::after method returns everything after the given value in a string. The entire string will be returned if the value does not exist within the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::after('This is my name', 'This is');
// ' my name'

Str::afterLast()

The Str::afterLast method returns everything after the last occurrence of the given value in a string. The entire string will be returned if the value does not exist within the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::afterLast('App\Http\Controllers\Controller', '\\');
// 'Controller'

Str::ascii()

The Str::ascii method will attempt to transliterate the string into an ASCII value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::ascii('û');
// 'u'

Str::before()

The Str::before method returns everything before the given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::before('This is my name', 'my name');
// 'This is '

Str::beforeLast()

The Str::beforeLast method returns everything before the last occurrence of the given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::beforeLast('This is my name', 'is');
// 'This '

Str::between()

The Str::between method returns the portion of a string between two values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::between('This is my name', 'This', 'name');
// ' is my '

Str::camel()

The Str::camel method converts the given string to camelCase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::camel('foo_bar');
// fooBar

Str::contains()

The Str::contains method determines if the given string contains the given value (case sensitive):

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$contains = Str::contains('This is my name', 'my');
// true

You may also pass an array of values to determine if the given string contains any of the values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$contains = Str::contains('This is my name', ['my', 'foo']);
// true

Str::containsAll()

The Str::containsAll method determines if the given string contains all array values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$containsAll = Str::containsAll('This is my name', ['my', 'name']);
// true

Str::endsWith()

The Str::endsWith method determines if the given string ends with the given value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::endsWith('This is my name', 'name');
// true

You may also pass an array of values to determine if the given string ends with any of the given values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::endsWith('This is my name', ['name', 'foo']);
// true
$result = Str::endsWith('This is my name', ['this', 'foo']);
// false

Str::finish()

The Str::finish method adds a single instance of the given value to a string if it does not already end with the value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$adjusted = Str::finish('this/string', '/');
// this/string/
$adjusted = Str::finish('this/string/', '/');
// this/string/

Str::is()

The Str::is method determines if a given string matches a given pattern. Asterisks may be used to indicate wildcards:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$matches = Str::is('foo*', 'foobar');
// true
$matches = Str::is('baz*', 'foobar');
// false

Str::isAscii()

The Str::isAscii method determines if a given string is 7 bit ASCII:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$isAscii = Str::isAscii('Taylor');
// true
$isAscii = Str::isAscii('ü');
// false

Str::isUuid()

The Str::isUuid method determines if the given string is a valid UUID:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$isUuid = Str::isUuid('a0a2a2d2-0b87-4a18-83f2-2529882be2de');
// true
$isUuid = Str::isUuid('laravel');
// false

Str::kebab()

The Str::kebab method converts the given string to kebab-case:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::kebab('fooBar');
// foo-bar

Str::length()

The Str::length method returns the length of the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$length = Str::length('Laravel');
// 7

Str::limit()

The Str::limit method truncates the given string at the specified length:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$truncated = Str::limit('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', 20);
// The quick brown fox...

You may also pass a third argument to change the string that will be appended to the end:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$truncated = Str::limit('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog', 20, ' (...)');
// The quick brown fox (...)

Str::lower()

The Str::lower method converts the given string to lowercase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::lower('LARAVEL');
// laravel

Str::orderedUuid()

The Str::orderedUuid method generates a “timestamp first” UUID that may be efficiently stored in an indexed database column:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
return (string) Str::orderedUuid();

Str::padBoth()

The Str::padBoth method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding both sides of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::padBoth('James', 10, '_');
// '__James___'
$padded = Str::padBoth('James', 10);
// '  James   '

Str::padLeft()

The Str::padLeft method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding the left side of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::padLeft('James', 10, '-=');
// '-=-=-James'
$padded = Str::padLeft('James', 10);
// '     James'

Str::padRight()

The Str::padRight method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding the right side of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::padRight('James', 10, '-');
// 'James-----'
$padded = Str::padRight('James', 10);
// 'James     '

Str::plural()

The Str::plural method converts a single word string to its plural form. This function currently only supports the English language:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$plural = Str::plural('car');
// cars
$plural = Str::plural('child');
// children

You may provide an integer as a second argument to the function to retrieve the singular or plural form of the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$plural = Str::plural('child', 2);
// children
$plural = Str::plural('child', 1);
// child

Str::random()

The Str::random method generates a random string of the specified length. This function uses PHP’s random_bytes function:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$random = Str::random(40);

Str::replaceArray()

The Str::replaceArray method replaces a given value in the string sequentially using an array:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = 'The event will take place between ? and ?';
$replaced = Str::replaceArray('?', ['8:30', '9:00'], $string);
// The event will take place between 8:30 and 9:00

Str::replaceFirst()

The Str::replaceFirst method replaces the first occurrence of a given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::replaceFirst('the', 'a', 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog');
// a quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Str::replaceLast()

The Str::replaceLast method replaces the last occurrence of a given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::replaceLast('the', 'a', 'the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog');
// the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog

Str::singular()

The Str::singular method converts a string to its singular form. This function currently only supports the English language:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$singular = Str::singular('cars');
// car
$singular = Str::singular('children');
// child

Str::slug()

The Str::slug method generates a URL friendly “slug” from the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slug = Str::slug('Laravel 5 Framework', '-');
// laravel-5-framework

Str::snake()

The Str::snake method converts the given string to snake_case:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::snake('fooBar');
// foo_bar

Str::start()

The Str::start method adds a single instance of the given value to a string if it does not already start with the value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$adjusted = Str::start('this/string', '/');
// /this/string
$adjusted = Str::start('/this/string', '/');
// /this/string

Str::startsWith()

The Str::startsWith method determines if the given string begins with the given value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::startsWith('This is my name', 'This');
// true

Str::studly()

The Str::studly method converts the given string to StudlyCase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::studly('foo_bar');
// FooBar

Str::substr()

The Str::substr method returns the portion of string specified by the start and length parameters:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::substr('The Laravel Framework', 4, 7);
// Laravel

Str::title()

The Str::title method converts the given string to Title Case:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::title('a nice title uses the correct case');
// A Nice Title Uses The Correct Case

Str::ucfirst()

The Str::ucfirst method returns the given string with the first character capitalized:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::ucfirst('foo bar');
// Foo bar

Str::upper()

The Str::upper method converts the given string to uppercase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::upper('laravel');
// LARAVEL

Str::uuid()

The Str::uuid method generates a UUID (version 4):

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
return (string) Str::uuid();

Str::words()

The Str::words method limits the number of words in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
return Str::words('Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.', 3, ' >>>');
// Perfectly balanced, as >>>

trans()

The trans function translates the given translation key using your localization files:

echo trans('messages.welcome');

If the specified translation key does not exist, the trans function will return the given key. So, using the example above, the trans function would return messages.welcome if the translation key does not exist.

trans_choice()

The trans_choice function translates the given translation key with inflection:

echo trans_choice('messages.notifications', $unreadCount);

If the specified translation key does not exist, the trans_choice function will return the given key. So, using the example above, the trans_choice function would return messages.notifications if the translation key does not exist.

Fluent Strings

Fluent strings provide a more fluent, object-oriented interface for working with string values, allowing you to chain multiple string operations together using a more readable syntax compared to traditional string operations.

after

The after method returns everything after the given value in a string. The entire string will be returned if the value does not exist within the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::of('This is my name')->after('This is');
// ' my name'

afterLast

The afterLast method returns everything after the last occurrence of the given value in a string. The entire string will be returned if the value does not exist within the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::of('App\Http\Controllers\Controller')->afterLast('\\');
// 'Controller'

append

The append method appends the given values to the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('Taylor')->append(' Otwell');
// 'Taylor Otwell'

ascii

The ascii method will attempt to transliterate the string into an ASCII value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('ü')->ascii();
// 'u'

basename

The basename method will return the trailing name component of the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('/foo/bar/baz')->basename();
// 'baz'

If needed, you may provide an “extension” that will be removed from the trailing component:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('/foo/bar/baz.jpg')->basename('.jpg');
// 'baz'

before

The before method returns everything before the given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::of('This is my name')->before('my name');
// 'This is '

beforeLast

The beforeLast method returns everything before the last occurrence of the given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slice = Str::of('This is my name')->beforeLast('is');
// 'This '

camel

The camel method converts the given string to camelCase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::of('foo_bar')->camel();
// fooBar

contains

The contains method determines if the given string contains the given value (case sensitive):

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$contains = Str::of('This is my name')->contains('my');
// true

You may also pass an array of values to determine if the given string contains any of the values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$contains = Str::of('This is my name')->contains(['my', 'foo']);
// true

containsAll

The containsAll method determines if the given string contains all array values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$containsAll = Str::of('This is my name')->containsAll(['my', 'name']);
// true

dirname

The dirname method returns the parent directory portion of the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('/foo/bar/baz')->dirname();
// '/foo/bar'

Optionally, You may specify how many directory levels you wish to trim from the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('/foo/bar/baz')->dirname(2);
// '/foo'

endsWith

The endsWith method determines if the given string ends with the given value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('This is my name')->endsWith('name');
// true

You may also pass an array of values to determine if the given string ends with any of the given values:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('This is my name')->endsWith(['name', 'foo']);
// true
$result = Str::of('This is my name')->endsWith(['this', 'foo']);
// false

exactly

The exactly method determines if the given string is an exact match with another string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('Laravel')->exactly('Laravel');
// true

explode

The explode method splits the string by the given delimiter and returns a collection containing each section of the split string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$collection = Str::of('foo bar baz')->explode(' ');
// collect(['foo', 'bar', 'baz'])

finish

The finish method adds a single instance of the given value to a string if it does not already end with the value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$adjusted = Str::of('this/string')->finish('/');
// this/string/
$adjusted = Str::of('this/string/')->finish('/');
// this/string/

is

The is method determines if a given string matches a given pattern. Asterisks may be used to indicate wildcards:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$matches = Str::of('foobar')->is('foo*');
// true
$matches = Str::of('foobar')->is('baz*');
// false

isAscii

The isAscii method determines if a given string is an ASCII string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('Taylor')->isAscii();
// true
$result = Str::of('ü')->isAscii();
// false

isEmpty

The isEmpty method determines if the given string is empty:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('  ')->trim()->isEmpty();
// true
$result = Str::of('Laravel')->trim()->isEmpty();
// false

isNotEmpty

The isNotEmpty method determines if the given string is not empty:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('  ')->trim()->isNotEmpty();
// false
$result = Str::of('Laravel')->trim()->isNotEmpty();
// true

kebab

The kebab method converts the given string to kebab-case:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$converted = Str::of('fooBar')->kebab();
// foo-bar

length

The length method returns the length of the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$length = Str::of('Laravel')->length();
// 7

limit

The limit method truncates the given string at the specified length:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$truncated = Str::of('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog')->limit(20);
// The quick brown fox...

You may also pass a second argument to change the string that will be appended to the end:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$truncated = Str::of('The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog')->limit(20, ' (...)');
// The quick brown fox (...)

lower

The lower method converts the given string to lowercase:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('LARAVEL')->lower();
// 'laravel'

ltrim

The ltrim method left trims the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('  Laravel  ')->ltrim();
// 'Laravel  '
$string = Str::of('/Laravel/')->ltrim('/');
// 'Laravel/'

match

The match method will return the portion of a string that matches a given regular expression pattern:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('foo bar')->match('/bar/');
// 'bar'
$result = Str::of('foo bar')->match('/foo (.*)/');
// 'bar'

matchAll

The matchAll method will return a collection containing the portions of a string that match a given regular expression pattern:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('bar foo bar')->matchAll('/bar/');
// collect(['bar', 'bar'])

If you specify a matching group within the expression, Laravel will return a collection of that group’s matches:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$result = Str::of('bar fun bar fly')->matchAll('/f(\w*)/');
// collect(['un', 'ly']);

If no matches are found, an empty collection will be returned.

padBoth

The padBoth method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding both sides of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::of('James')->padBoth(10, '_');
// '__James___'
$padded = Str::of('James')->padBoth(10);
// '  James   '

padLeft

The padLeft method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding the left side of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::of('James')->padLeft(10, '-=');
// '-=-=-James'
$padded = Str::of('James')->padLeft(10);
// '     James'

padRight

The padRight method wraps PHP’s str_pad function, padding the right side of a string with another:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$padded = Str::of('James')->padRight(10, '-');
// 'James-----'
$padded = Str::of('James')->padRight(10);
// 'James     '

plural

The plural method converts a single word string to its plural form. This function currently only supports the English language:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$plural = Str::of('car')->plural();
// cars
$plural = Str::of('child')->plural();
// children

You may provide an integer as a second argument to the function to retrieve the singular or plural form of the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$plural = Str::of('child')->plural(2);
// children
$plural = Str::of('child')->plural(1);
// child

prepend

The prepend method prepends the given values onto the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('Framework')->prepend('Laravel ');
// Laravel Framework

replace

The replace method replaces a given string within the string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::of('Laravel 6.x')->replace('6.x', '7.x');
// Laravel 7.x

replaceArray

The replaceArray method replaces a given value in the string sequentially using an array:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = 'The event will take place between ? and ?';
$replaced = Str::of($string)->replaceArray('?', ['8:30', '9:00']);
// The event will take place between 8:30 and 9:00

replaceFirst

The replaceFirst method replaces the first occurrence of a given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::of('the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog')->replaceFirst('the', 'a');
// a quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

replaceLast

The replaceLast method replaces the last occurrence of a given value in a string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::of('the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog')->replaceLast('the', 'a');
// the quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog

replaceMatches

The replaceMatches method replaces all portions of a string matching a given pattern with the given replacement string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::of('(+1) 501-555-1000')->replaceMatches('/[^A-Za-z0-9]++/', '')
// '15015551000'

The replaceMatches method also accepts a Closure that will be invoked with each portion of the string matching the given party, allowing you to perform the replacement logic within the Closure and return the replaced value:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$replaced = Str::of('123')->replaceMatches('/\d/', function ($match) {
    return '['.$match[0].']';
});
// '[1][2][3]'

rtrim

The rtrim method right trims the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$string = Str::of('  Laravel  ')->rtrim();
// '  Laravel'
$string = Str::of('/Laravel/')->rtrim('/');
// '/Laravel'

singular

The singular method converts a string to its singular form. This function currently only supports the English language:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$singular = Str::of('cars')->singular();
// car
$singular = Str::of('children')->singular();
// child

slug

The slug method generates a URL friendly “slug” from the given string:

use Illuminate\Support\Str;
$slug = Str::of('Laravel Framework')->slug('-');
// laravel-framework

snake