laravel-5

Helper Functions 283
env() {#collection-method}
The env function gets the value of an environment variable or returns a default value:
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1 $env = env('APP_ENV');
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3 // Return a default value if the variable doesn't exist...
4 $env = env('APP_ENV', 'production');
event() {#collection-method}
The event function dispatches the given event to its listeners:
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1 event(new UserRegistered($user));
factory() {#collection-method}
The factory function creates a model factory builder for a given class, name, and amount. It can be
used while testing or seeding:
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1 $user = factory('App\User')->make();
method_field() {#collection-method}
The method_field function generates an HTML hidden input field containing the spoofed value of
the form’s HTTP verb. For example, using Blade syntax:
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2 {!! method_field('delete') !!}
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