laravel helper functions code example

Example 1: how to share a helper globally laravel

php artisan make:provider HelperServiceProvider

Example 2: how to share a helper globally laravel

require_once app_path('Helpers/AnythingHelper.php');

Example 3: how to share a helper globally laravel

'App\Providers\HelperServiceProvider',

Example 4: laravel helper functions

$callback = function ($value) {
    return (is_numeric($value)) ? $value * 2 : 0;
};

$result = with(5, $callback);

// 10

$result = with(null, $callback);

// 0

$result = with(5, null);

// 5

Example 5: laravel helper function custom

Create a helpers.php file in your app folder and load it up with composer:

"autoload": {
    "classmap": [
        ...
    ],
    "psr-4": {
        "App\\": "app/"
    },
    "files": [
        "app/helpers.php" // <---- ADD THIS
    ]
},

After adding that to your composer.json file, run the following command:

composer dump-autoload