has($array, $key) The has helper method will return a boolean value that indicates if the given $key exists in the supplied $array , using dot notation. This method is incredibly useful when checking if an array has a specific key at an arbitrary...

pluck($array, $value, $key = null) The pluck helper method is used to retrieve a list of specific values from a given $array . It is most useful when used against arrays of objects, but will also work with arrays just as well. Let's use the...

app($make = null, $parameters = []) The app function provides access to the Illuminate\Container\Container instance. Because Container is a singleton, any call to app() will return the same Container instance. The app function can also be used to...

auth($guard = null) Used without supplying any arguments for $guard , the auth helper function is an alternative to using the Auth facade. With no arguments, the auth function returns an instance of Illuminate\Contracts\Auth\Factory (which by...

abort($code, $message = '', array $headers = []) The abort function will throw an instance of Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException with the given $code , $message and any $headers supplied. These exceptions can be caught and...

back($status = 302, $headers = []) The back helper function is used to create a redirect response to the user's previous location. It defines two parameters which can be used to control the status code and headers of the response. An integer...

The dispatch helper function can be used to push a new job onto the job queue (or dispatch the job). The function resolves the configured Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher implementation from the Service Container and then calls the dispatch...