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Build An App 1: Playstation Game Collection 372
1 public function index()
2 {
3 // Show a listing of games.
4 $games = Game::all();
5 return View::make('index', compact('games'));
6 }
In our index() action we use Game::all() to retrieve a collection of all of the games in the system.
Then we use compact() and View::make() to pass the collection into our index view. If you haven’t
used compact() before, it simply creates an array out of a number of variables, using their names
as array keys. It’s the exact opposite of the extract() PHP function. I like to use compact() when I
only need to pass a small number of values to my views.
Now that we have a complete collection of our games, why not create a view to display them? Here’s
the contents of app/views/index.blade.php.
1 @extends('layout')
2
3 @section('content')
4
5 All Games Gotta catch 'em all!
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10 Create Game
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15 @if ($games->isEmpty())
16 There are no games! :(
17 @else
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21 Title
22 Publisher
23 Complete
24 Actions
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