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In the above route we take the $squirrel parameter and add it to our view data array. You see,
the second parameter of the make() method accepts an array that is passed to the view template. I
normally call my array $data to indicate that it is my view data array, but you may use any name
you like!
Before we start using this data, let’s talk a little more about the view data array. When the array
is passed to the view, the array keys are ‘extracted’ into variables that have the array key as their
name and the given value. It’s a little confusing to explain without an example so let me simplify it
for you.
Here we have an array to be handed to View::make() as view data.
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So our name array key becomes the $name variable within the template. You can store multidimensional
arrays as deep as you like in your view data array. Feel free to experiment!
Let’s use the $squirrel variable in the simple template we created earlier.
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10 I wish I were a squirrel!
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Now if we visit the URI /gray we receive a page stating ‘I wish I were a gray squirrel!’.
Well that was simple wasn’t it? Using views, you will no longer have to return strings from your
Closures!
Earlier I mentioned that there are different types of response objects. In some circumstances you may
wish to redirect the flow of your application to another route or logic portion. In such a circumstance
the Redirect reponse object will be useful. See, Laravel’s got your back!