event($event, $payload = [], $halt = false) The event helper is a convenient way to dispatch a particular $event to its listeners. An optional $payload of data can also be supplied when dispatching the event. When the event is dispatched, all its...

factory() The factory function is used to create Eloquent models, generally used when testing an application. The factory method can generally take one of four forms:

method_field($method) The method_field helper function is a simple function that returns a new instance of Illuminate\Support\HtmlString . The contents of the HtmlString instance is a hidden HTML input field with the name _method and the a value...

redirect($to = null, $status = 302, $headers = [], $secure = null) The redirect helper function is a versatile helper function. The $to parameter is defined with a default value of null . When $to is null , the redirect function by default will...

validator(array $data = [], array $rules = [], array $messages = [], array $customAttributes = []) The validator helper function is a versatile helper function. If no arguments are supplied to the validator function (all arguments are optional),...

old($key = null, $default = null) The old helper function is used to retrieve an old input item. It is a shortcut to calling the Illuminate\Http\Request::old instance method. It accepts a $key argument and a $default argument. They $key should be...

policy($class) The policy helper function can be used to retrieve a policy (a policy class can be any valid PHP class) instance for a given $class . The $class can be either a string or an object instance. If no policies for the given $class have...