what kind of data does laravel send to view from controller code example

Example 1: pass parameter to view laravel

Route::get('/', function () {
    return view('greeting', ['name' => 'James']);
});

Example 2: passing data from controller to blade view laravel

@for($i = 1; $i < count($pics); $i++)
<li data-target="#carousel-example-generic" data-slide-to="{{ $i }}"></li>
@endfor