…onary is a data structure where there exists a relationship between a single key and a value, or a list multiple values; examples of these are associative arrays and maps (both of which are easily implemented with PHP arrays). The mapToDictionary...

The mapInto method is similar to the transform method in that allows you to quickly convert, or project, the contents of the collection to a new type. However, instead of building up the resulting type instance yourself, the mapInto method creates...

…so have a sample site to go along with it, as well as make some of the content simpler to write, since I could target a known site. I started working on that sample site to go along with the article. After tinkering on the sample site for a while...

slice($offset, $length = null, $preserveKeys = false) The slice method is used to return a slice, or portion of the collection starting at the given $offset . The $offset tells the slice method where to begin when creating the collection. For...

The split method is similar to the chunk method in that it used to break a collection into a smaller number of collections. However, when using the split method, you specify the number of groups you would like the collection split into and it will...

…attempt to solve, let's create a simple controller and update our routes/web.php file. In app/Http/Controllers/TestController.php : In routes/web.php : If we visit either of these URLs in our browser, our cache system will store the cached...

…are which everyone can redistribute and change under these terms. To do so, attach the following notices to the program. It is safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively state the exclusion of warranty; and each...