Laravel Miscellaneous Helper Function: with

with($object)

The with function will simply return the supplied $object. This function can be used to invoke methods on new class instances that are passed as function arguments:

 1<?php
 2
 3class ExampleClass {
 4
 5    public function someMethod()
 6    {
 7        return 'some value';
 8    }
 9
10    // Other methods.
11
12}
13
14$value = with(new ExampleClass)->someMethod();

In the above example, $value would be contain the value some value.

#Alternative to The with Function

The same effect provided by the with function can be accomplished using vanilla PHP. The technique is to wrap object instantiation within a pair of parenthesis (( and )):

1<?php
2
3$value = (new ExampleClass)->someMethod();

Again, the value of $value would be some value. Both vanilla PHP method and the with method are perfectly capable. However, the with function may help to improve readability and clarify intent.

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