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@NogDogMar 25.2015 — #One reason it might not be pointless (and then again, it might) is if that array that is being created will be the output (or part of it), such as for a JSON response for an API call. (And Laravel makes JSON output dirt simple: if the controller just returns an array, it's automatically converted to JSON and output with that Content-Type. ? )
In any case, all() is probably returning a Laravel Collection object, which implements Iterable and other goodies, so that it can be treated in many ways like an array, such as that you can loop through its properties (probably from DB rows) via foreach, even though it's not technically an array, itself.
understandning foreach .
Hey guys , can you tell me what the below construct is really doing ??
[CODE]$categories = array();
foreach (Category::all() as $category) {
$categories[$category->id] = $category->name;
}
what is the foreach loop really creating ?
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@NogDogMar 25.2015 — #One reason it might not be pointless (and then again, it might) is if that array that is being created will be the output (or part of it), such as for a JSON response for an API call. (And Laravel makes JSON output dirt simple: if the controller just returns an array, it's automatically converted to JSON and output with that Content-Type. ? )In any case, all() is probably returning a Laravel Collection object, which implements Iterable and other goodies, so that it can be treated in many ways like an array, such as that you can loop through its properties (probably from DB rows) via foreach, even though it's not technically an array, itself.