laravel-5

Session 446
1 $value = $request->session()->get('key', 'default');
2
3 $value = $request->session()->get('key', function() {
4 return 'default';
5 });
If you would like to retrieve all data from the session, you may use the all method:
1 $data = $request->session()->all();
You may also use the global session PHP function to retrieve and store data in the session:
1 Route::get('home', function () {
2 // Retrieve a piece of data from the session...
3 $value = session('key');
4
5 // Store a piece of data in the session...
6 session(['key' => 'value']);
7 });
Determining If An Item Exists In The Session
To determine if a value is present in the session, you may use the has method. The has method
returns true if the value is present and is not null:
1 if ($request->session()->has('users')) {
2 //
3 }
To determine if a value is present in the session, regardless of its value, you may use the exists
method. The exists method returns true if the value is present: