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Generating URLs from Strings in Laravel - Laravel 5.5 String Helper Method "slug"

By John Koster

The slug helper method will format the given $title to resemble a URI slug. It does this through a series of steps:

  • Convert the $title to ASCII formatting (using the ascii function, along with the provided $language);
  • Converts whitespace, dashes, underscores to the $separator;
  • Reduces whitespace and separators to a single character, and trims the whitespace and separators from the beginning and end of the string.

#Signature

The signature of the slug method is:

1public static function slug(

2        $title,

3        $separator = '-',

4        $language  = 'en'

5    );

#Example Use

This function will also convert the entire string to its lower cased alternative.

 1use Illuminate\Support\Str;

 2

 3// rebuilding-stillatcom

 4echo Str::slug('Rebuilding stillat.com');

 5

 6// customizing-the-laravel-artisan-application

 7echo Str::slug(' Customizing The Laravel Artisan Application ');

 8

 9// laravel_artisan_config_command_the_configclear_command

10echo Str::slug(

11        'Laravel Artisan Config Command: The config:clear Command',

12        '_'

13    );

14

15// laravel_artisan_config_command_the_configclear_command

16echo Str::slug(

17        'Laravel Artisan Config Command: The config:clear Command',

18        '_',

19        'en'

20    );

#Global str_slug Helper Function

The str_slug function is a shortcut to calling Str::slug. This function is declared in the global namespace.

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