rakesh kumar

Posted on Oct 21, 2022

Explain Collections Methods Part-III

lazy
macro
make
map
mapInto
mapSpread
mapToGroups
mapWithKeys
max
median
merge
mergeRecursive
min
mode
nth
only
pad
partition
pipe
pipeInto
pipeThrough
pluck
pop
prepend
pull
push
put
random
range
reduce
reduceSpread
reject
replace
replaceRecursive
reverse
search
shift
shuffle
skip
skipUntil
skipWhile
slice
sliding
sole
some
sort
sortBy
sortByDesc
sortDesc
sortKeys
sortKeysDesc
sortKeysUsing
splice
split
splitIn
sum
take
takeUntil
takeWhile
tap
times
toArray
toJson
transform
$filtered = $collection->pad(-5, 0);
$filtered->all();

lazy()
The lazy method returns a new LazyCollection instance from the underlying array of items:

$lazyCollection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4])->lazy();

get_class($lazyCollection);

// Illuminate\Support\LazyCollection

$lazyCollection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4]

This is especially useful when you need to perform transformations on a huge Collection that contains many items:

$count = $hugeCollection
    ->lazy()
    ->where('country', 'FR')
    ->where('balance', '>', '100')
    ->count();

By converting the collection to a LazyCollection, we avoid having to allocate a ton of additional memory. Though the original collection still keeps its values in memory, the subsequent filters will not. Therefore, virtually no additional memory will be allocated when filtering the collection's results.

macro()
The static macro method allows you to add methods to the Collection class at run time. Refer to the documentation on extending collections for more information.

make()
The static make method creates a new collection instance. See the Creating Collections section.

map()
The map method iterates through the collection and passes each value to the given callback. The callback is free to modify the item and return it, thus forming a new collection of modified items:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$multiplied = $collection->map(function ($item, $key) {
    return $item * 2;
});

$multiplied->all();

// [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

Like most other collection methods, map returns a new collection instance; it does not modify the collection it is called on. If you want to transform the original collection, use the transform method.

mapInto()
The mapInto() method iterates over the collection, creating a new instance of the given class by passing the value into the constructor:

class Currency
{
    /**
     * Create a new currency instance.
     *
     * @param  string  $code
     * @return void
     */
    function __construct(string $code)
    {
        $this->code = $code;
    }
}

$collection = collect(['USD', 'EUR', 'GBP']);

$currencies = $collection->mapInto(Currency::class);

$currencies->all();

// [Currency('USD'), Currency('EUR'), Currency('GBP')]

mapSpread()
The mapSpread method iterates over the collection's items, passing each nested item value into the given closure. The closure is free to modify the item and return it, thus forming a new collection of modified items:

$collection = collect([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]);

$chunks = $collection->chunk(2);

$sequence = $chunks->mapSpread(function ($even, $odd) {
    return $even + $odd;
});

$sequence->all();

// [1, 5, 9, 13, 17]

mapToGroups()
The mapToGroups method groups the collection's items by the given closure. The closure should return an associative array containing a single key / value pair, thus forming a new collection of grouped values:

$collection = collect([
    [
        'name' => 'John Doe',
        'department' => 'Sales',
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'Jane Doe',
        'department' => 'Sales',
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'Johnny Doe',
        'department' => 'Marketing',
    ]
]);

$grouped = $collection->mapToGroups(function ($item, $key) {
    return [$item['department'] => $item['name']];
});

$grouped->all();

/*
    [
        'Sales' => ['John Doe', 'Jane Doe'],
        'Marketing' => ['Johnny Doe'],
    ]
*/

$grouped->get('Sales')->all();

// ['John Doe', 'Jane Doe']

mapWithKeys()
The mapWithKeys method iterates through the collection and passes each value to the given callback. The callback should return an associative array containing a single key / value pair:

$collection = collect([
    [
        'name' => 'John',
        'department' => 'Sales',
        'email' => 'john@example.com',
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'Jane',
        'department' => 'Marketing',
        'email' => 'jane@example.com',
    ]
]);

$keyed = $collection->mapWithKeys(function ($item, $key) {
    return [$item['email'] => $item['name']];
});

$keyed->all();

/*
    [
        'john@example.com' => 'John',
        'jane@example.com' => 'Jane',
    ]
*/

max()
The max method returns the maximum value of a given key:

$max = collect([
    ['foo' => 10],
    ['foo' => 20]
])->max('foo');

// 20

$max = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])->max();

// 5

median()
The median method returns the median value of a given key:

$median = collect([
    ['foo' => 10],
    ['foo' => 10],
    ['foo' => 20],
    ['foo' => 40]
])->median('foo');

// 15

$median = collect([1, 1, 2, 4])->median();

// 1.5

merge()
The merge method merges the given array or collection with the original collection. If a string key in the given items matches a string key in the original collection, the given items's value will overwrite the value in the original collection:

$collection = collect(['product_id' => 1, 'price' => 100]);

$merged = $collection->merge(['price' => 200, 'discount' => false]);

$merged->all();

// ['product_id' => 1, 'price' => 200, 'discount' => false]

If the given items's keys are numeric, the values will be appended to the end of the collection:

$collection = collect(['Desk', 'Chair']);

$merged = $collection->merge(['Bookcase', 'Door']);

$merged->all();

// ['Desk', 'Chair', 'Bookcase', 'Door']

mergeRecursive()
The mergeRecursive method merges the given array or collection recursively with the original collection. If a string key in the given items matches a string key in the original collection, then the values for these keys are merged together into an array, and this is done recursively:

$collection = collect(['product_id' => 1, 'price' => 100]);

$merged = $collection->mergeRecursive([
    'product_id' => 2,
    'price' => 200,
    'discount' => false
]);

$merged->all();

// ['product_id' => [1, 2], 'price' => [100, 200], 'discount' => false]

min()
The min method returns the minimum value of a given key:

$min = collect([['foo' => 10], ['foo' => 20]])->min('foo');

// 10

$min = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])->min();

// 1

mode()
The mode method returns the mode value of a given key:

$mode = collect([
    ['foo' => 10],
    ['foo' => 10],
    ['foo' => 20],
    ['foo' => 40]
])->mode('foo');

// [10]

$mode = collect([1, 1, 2, 4])->mode();

// [1]

$mode = collect([1, 1, 2, 2])->mode();

// [1, 2]

nth()
The nth method creates a new collection consisting of every n-th element:

$collection = collect(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e', 'f']);

$collection->nth(4);

// ['a', 'e']

You may optionally pass a starting offset as the second argument:

$collection->nth(4, 1);

// ['b', 'f']

only()
The only method returns the items in the collection with the specified keys:

$collection = collect([
    'product_id' => 1,
    'name' => 'Desk',
    'price' => 100,
    'discount' => false
]);

$filtered = $collection->only(['product_id', 'name']);

$filtered->all();

// ['product_id' => 1, 'name' => 'Desk']

For the inverse of only, see the except method.

This method's behavior is modified when using Eloquent Collections.

pad()
The pad method will fill the array with the given value until the array reaches the specified size. This method behaves like the array_pad PHP function.

To pad to the left, you should specify a negative size. No padding will take place if the absolute value of the given size is less than or equal to the length of the array:

$collection = collect(['A', 'B', 'C']);

$filtered = $collection->pad(5, 0);

$filtered->all();

// ['A', 'B', 'C', 0, 0]

$filtered = $collection->pad(-5, 0);

$filtered->all();

// [0, 0, 'A', 'B', 'C']

partition()
The partition method may be combined with PHP array destructuring to separate elements that pass a given truth test from those that do not:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]);

[$underThree, $equalOrAboveThree] = $collection->partition(function ($i) {
    return $i < 3;
});

$underThree->all();

// [1, 2]

$equalOrAboveThree->all();

// [3, 4, 5, 6]

pipe()
The pipe method passes the collection to the given closure and returns the result of the executed closure:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$piped = $collection->pipe(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->sum();
});

// 6

pipeInto()
The pipeInto method creates a new instance of the given class and passes the collection into the constructor:

class ResourceCollection
{
    /**
     * The Collection instance.
     */
    public $collection;

    /**
     * Create a new ResourceCollection instance.
     *
     * @param  Collection  $collection
     * @return void
     */
    public function __construct(Collection $collection)
    {
        $this->collection = $collection;
    }
}

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$resource = $collection->pipeInto(ResourceCollection::class);

$resource->collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3]

pipeThrough()
The pipeThrough method passes the collection to the given array of closures and returns the result of the executed closures:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$result = $collection->pipeThrough([
    function ($collection) {
        return $collection->merge([4, 5]);
    },
    function ($collection) {
        return $collection->sum();
    },
]);

// 15

pluck()
The pluck method retrieves all of the values for a given key:

$collection = collect([
    ['product_id' => 'prod-100', 'name' => 'Desk'],
    ['product_id' => 'prod-200', 'name' => 'Chair'],
]);

$plucked = $collection->pluck('name');

$plucked->all();

// ['Desk', 'Chair']

You may also specify how you wish the resulting collection to be keyed:

$plucked = $collection->pluck('name', 'product_id');

$plucked->all();

// ['prod-100' => 'Desk', 'prod-200' => 'Chair']

The pluck method also supports retrieving nested values using "dot" notation:

$collection = collect([
    [
        'name' => 'Laracon',
        'speakers' => [
            'first_day' => ['Rosa', 'Judith'],
        ],
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'VueConf',
        'speakers' => [
            'first_day' => ['Abigail', 'Joey'],
        ],
    ],
]);

$plucked = $collection->pluck('speakers.first_day');

$plucked->all();

// [['Rosa', 'Judith'], ['Abigail', 'Joey']]

If duplicate keys exist, the last matching element will be inserted into the plucked collection:

$collection = collect([
    ['brand' => 'Tesla',  'color' => 'red'],
    ['brand' => 'Pagani', 'color' => 'white'],
    ['brand' => 'Tesla',  'color' => 'black'],
    ['brand' => 'Pagani', 'color' => 'orange'],
]);

$plucked = $collection->pluck('color', 'brand');

$plucked->all();

// ['Tesla' => 'black', 'Pagani' => 'orange']

pop()
The pop method removes and returns the last item from the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->pop();

// 5

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4]

You may pass an integer to the pop method to remove and return multiple items from the end of a collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->pop(3);

// collect([5, 4, 3])

$collection->all();

// [1, 2]

prepend()
The prepend method adds an item to the beginning of the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->prepend(0);

$collection->all();

// [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

You may also pass a second argument to specify the key of the prepended item:

$collection = collect(['one' => 1, 'two' => 2]);

$collection->prepend(0, 'zero');

$collection->all();

// ['zero' => 0, 'one' => 1, 'two' => 2]

pull()
The pull method removes and returns an item from the collection by its key:

$collection = collect(['product_id' => 'prod-100', 'name' => 'Desk']);

$collection->pull('name');

// 'Desk'

$collection->all();

// ['product_id' => 'prod-100']

push()
The push method appends an item to the end of the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$collection->push(5);

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

put()
The put method sets the given key and value in the collection:

$collection = collect(['product_id' => 1, 'name' => 'Desk']);

$collection->put('price', 100);

$collection->all();

// ['product_id' => 1, 'name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 100]

random()
The random method returns a random item from the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->random();

// 4 - (retrieved randomly)

You may pass an integer to random to specify how many items you would like to randomly retrieve. A collection of items is always returned when explicitly passing the number of items you wish to receive:

$random = $collection->random(3);

$random->all();

// [2, 4, 5] - (retrieved randomly)

If the collection instance has fewer items than requested, the random method will throw an InvalidArgumentException.

The random method also accepts a closure, which will receive the current collection instance:

$random = $collection->random(fn ($items) => min(10, count($items)));

$random->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] - (retrieved randomly)

range()
The range method returns a collection containing integers between the specified range:

$collection = collect()->range(3, 6);

$collection->all();

// [3, 4, 5, 6]

reduce()
The reduce method reduces the collection to a single value, passing the result of each iteration into the subsequent iteration:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$total = $collection->reduce(function ($carry, $item) {
    return $carry + $item;
});

// 6

The value for $carry on the first iteration is null; however, you may specify its initial value by passing a second argument to reduce:

$collection->reduce(function ($carry, $item) {
    return $carry + $item;
}, 4);

// 10

The reduce method also passes array keys in associative collections to the given callback:

$collection = collect([
    'usd' => 1400,
    'gbp' => 1200,
    'eur' => 1000,
]);

$ratio = [
    'usd' => 1,
    'gbp' => 1.37,
    'eur' => 1.22,
];

$collection->reduce(function ($carry, $value, $key) use ($ratio) {
    return $carry + ($value * $ratio[$key]);
});

// 4264

reduceSpread()
The reduceSpread method reduces the collection to an array of values, passing the results of each iteration into the subsequent iteration. This method is similar to the reduce method; however, it can accept multiple initial values:

[$creditsRemaining, $batch] = Image::where('status', 'unprocessed')
    ->get()
    ->reduceSpread(function ($creditsRemaining, $batch, $image) {
        if ($creditsRemaining >= $image->creditsRequired()) {
            $batch->push($image);

            $creditsRemaining -= $image->creditsRequired();
        }

        return [$creditsRemaining, $batch];
    }, $creditsAvailable, collect());

reject()
The reject method filters the collection using the given closure. The closure should return true if the item should be removed from the resulting collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$filtered = $collection->reject(function ($value, $key) {
    return $value > 2;
});

$filtered->all();

// [1, 2]

For the inverse of the reject method, see the filter method.

replace()
The replace method behaves similarly to merge; however, in addition to overwriting matching items that have string keys, the replace method will also overwrite items in the collection that have matching numeric keys:

$collection = collect(['Taylor', 'Abigail', 'James']);

$replaced = $collection->replace([1 => 'Victoria', 3 => 'Finn']);

$replaced->all();

// ['Taylor', 'Victoria', 'James', 'Finn']

replaceRecursive()
This method works like replace, but it will recur into arrays and apply the same replacement process to the inner values:

$collection = collect([
    'Taylor',
    'Abigail',
    [
        'James',
        'Victoria',
        'Finn'
    ]
]);

$replaced = $collection->replaceRecursive([
    'Charlie',
    2 => [1 => 'King']
]);

$replaced->all();

// ['Charlie', 'Abigail', ['James', 'King', 'Finn']]

reverse()
The reverse method reverses the order of the collection's items, preserving the original keys:

$collection = collect(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd', 'e']);

$reversed = $collection->reverse();

$reversed->all();

/*
    [
        4 => 'e',
        3 => 'd',
        2 => 'c',
        1 => 'b',
        0 => 'a',
    ]
*/

search()
The search method searches the collection for the given value and returns its key if found. If the item is not found, false is returned:

$collection = collect([2, 4, 6, 8]);

$collection->search(4);

// 1

The search is done using a "loose" comparison, meaning a string with an integer value will be considered equal to an integer of the same value. To use "strict" comparison, pass true as the second argument to the method:

collect([2, 4, 6, 8])->search('4', $strict = true);

// false

Alternatively, you may provide your own closure to search for the first item that passes a given truth test:

collect([2, 4, 6, 8])->search(function ($item, $key) {
    return $item > 5;
});

// 2

shift()
The shift method removes and returns the first item from the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->shift();

// 1

$collection->all();

// [2, 3, 4, 5]

You may pass an integer to the shift method to remove and return multiple items from the beginning of a collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->shift(3);

// collect([1, 2, 3])

$collection->all();

// [4, 5]

shuffle()
The shuffle method randomly shuffles the items in the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$shuffled = $collection->shuffle();

$shuffled->all();

// [3, 2, 5, 1, 4] - (generated randomly)

skip()
The skip method returns a new collection, with the given number of elements removed from the beginning of the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);

$collection = $collection->skip(4);

$collection->all();

// [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

skipUntil()
The skipUntil method skips over items from the collection until the given callback returns true and then returns the remaining items in the collection as a new collection instance:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->skipUntil(function ($item) {
    return $item >= 3;
});

$subset->all();

// [3, 4]

You may also pass a simple value to the skipUntil method to skip all items until the given value is found:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->skipUntil(3);

$subset->all();

// [3, 4]

If the given value is not found or the callback never returns true, the skipUntil method will return an empty collection.

skipWhile()
The skipWhile method skips over items from the collection while the given callback returns true and then returns the remaining items in the collection as a new collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->skipWhile(function ($item) {
    return $item <= 3;
});

$subset->all();

// [4]

If the callback never returns false, the skipWhile method will return an empty collection.

slice()
The slice method returns a slice of the collection starting at the given index:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);

$slice = $collection->slice(4);

$slice->all();

// [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

If you would like to limit the size of the returned slice, pass the desired size as the second argument to the method:

$slice = $collection->slice(4, 2);

$slice->all();

// [5, 6]

The returned slice will preserve keys by default. If you do not wish to preserve the original keys, you can use the values method to reindex them.

sliding()
The sliding method returns a new collection of chunks representing a "sliding window" view of the items in the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunks = $collection->sliding(2);

$chunks->toArray();

// [[1, 2], [2, 3], [3, 4], [4, 5]]

This is especially useful in conjunction with the eachSpread method:

$transactions->sliding(2)->eachSpread(function ($previous, $current) {
    $current->total = $previous->total + $current->amount;
});

You may optionally pass a second "step" value, which determines the distance between the first item of every chunk:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunks = $collection->sliding(3, step: 2);

$chunks->toArray();

// [[1, 2, 3], [3, 4, 5]]

sole()
The sole method returns the first element in the collection that passes a given truth test, but only if the truth test matches exactly one element:

collect([1, 2, 3, 4])->sole(function ($value, $key) {
    return $value === 2;
});

// 2

You may also pass a key / value pair to the sole method, which will return the first element in the collection that matches the given pair, but only if it exactly one element matches:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
]);

$collection->sole('product', 'Chair');

// ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100]

Alternatively, you may also call the sole method with no argument to get the first element in the collection if there is only one element:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
]);

$collection->sole();

// ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200]

If there are no elements in the collection that should be returned by the sole method, an \Illuminate\Collections\ItemNotFoundException exception will be thrown. If there is more than one element that should be returned, an \Illuminate\Collections\MultipleItemsFoundException will be thrown.

some()
Alias for the contains method.

sort()
The sort method sorts the collection. The sorted collection keeps the original array keys, so in the following example we will use the values method to reset the keys to consecutively numbered indexes:

$collection = collect([5, 3, 1, 2, 4]);

$sorted = $collection->sort();

$sorted->values()->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

If your sorting needs are more advanced, you may pass a callback to sort with your own algorithm. Refer to the PHP documentation on uasort, which is what the collection's sort method calls utilizes internally.

If you need to sort a collection of nested arrays or objects, see the sortBy and sortByDesc methods.

sortBy()
The sortBy method sorts the collection by the given key. The sorted collection keeps the original array keys, so in the following example we will use the values method to reset the keys to consecutively numbered indexes:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['name' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
    ['name' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortBy('price');

$sorted->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
        ['name' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
        ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ]
*/

The sortBy method accepts sort flags as its second argument:

$collection = collect([
    ['title' => 'Item 1'],
    ['title' => 'Item 12'],
    ['title' => 'Item 3'],
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortBy('title', SORT_NATURAL);

$sorted->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['title' => 'Item 1'],
        ['title' => 'Item 3'],
        ['title' => 'Item 12'],
    ]
*/

Alternatively, you may pass your own closure to determine how to sort the collection's values:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Desk', 'colors' => ['Black', 'Mahogany']],
    ['name' => 'Chair', 'colors' => ['Black']],
    ['name' => 'Bookcase', 'colors' => ['Red', 'Beige', 'Brown']],
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortBy(function ($product, $key) {
    return count($product['colors']);
});

$sorted->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Chair', 'colors' => ['Black']],
        ['name' => 'Desk', 'colors' => ['Black', 'Mahogany']],
        ['name' => 'Bookcase', 'colors' => ['Red', 'Beige', 'Brown']],
    ]
*/

If you would like to sort your collection by multiple attributes, you may pass an array of sort operations to the sortBy method. Each sort operation should be an array consisting of the attribute that you wish to sort by and the direction of the desired sort:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 34],
    ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 30],
    ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 36],
    ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 32],
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortBy([
    ['name', 'asc'],
    ['age', 'desc'],
]);

$sorted->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 32],
        ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 30],
        ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 36],
        ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 34],
    ]
*/

When sorting a collection by multiple attributes, you may also provide closures that define each sort operation:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 34],
    ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 30],
    ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 36],
    ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 32],
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortBy([
    fn ($a, $b) => $a['name'] <=> $b['name'],
    fn ($a, $b) => $b['age'] <=> $a['age'],
]);

$sorted->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 32],
        ['name' => 'Abigail Otwell', 'age' => 30],
        ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 36],
        ['name' => 'Taylor Otwell', 'age' => 34],
    ]
*/

sortByDesc()
This method has the same signature as the sortBy method, but will sort the collection in the opposite order.

sortDesc()
This method will sort the collection in the opposite order as the sort method:

$collection = collect([5, 3, 1, 2, 4]);

$sorted = $collection->sortDesc();

$sorted->values()->all();

// [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]

Unlike sort, you may not pass a closure to sortDesc. Instead, you should use the sort method and invert your comparison.

sortKeys()
The sortKeys method sorts the collection by the keys of the underlying associative array:


$collection = collect([
    'id' => 22345,
    'first' => 'John',
    'last' => 'Doe',
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortKeys();

$sorted->all();

/*
    [
        'first' => 'John',
        'id' => 22345,
        'last' => 'Doe',
    ]
*/

sortKeysDesc()
This method has the same signature as the sortKeys method, but will sort the collection in the opposite order.

sortKeysUsing()
The sortKeysUsing method sorts the collection by the keys of the underlying associative array using a callback:

$collection = collect([
    'ID' => 22345,
    'first' => 'John',
    'last' => 'Doe',
]);

$sorted = $collection->sortKeysUsing('strnatcasecmp');

$sorted->all();

/*
    [
        'first' => 'John',
        'ID' => 22345,
        'last' => 'Doe',
    ]
*/

The callback must be a comparison function that returns an integer less than, equal to, or greater than zero. For more information, refer to the PHP documentation on uksort, which is the PHP function that sortKeysUsing method utilizes internally.

splice()
The splice method removes and returns a slice of items starting at the specified index:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunk = $collection->splice(2);

$chunk->all();

// [3, 4, 5]

$collection->all();

// [1, 2]

You may pass a second argument to limit the size of the resulting collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunk = $collection->splice(2, 1);

$chunk->all();

// [3]

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 4, 5]

In addition, you may pass a third argument containing the new items to replace the items removed from the collection:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunk = $collection->splice(2, 1, [10, 11]);

$chunk->all();

// [3]

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 10, 11, 4, 5]

split()
The split method breaks a collection into the given number of groups:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$groups = $collection->split(3);

$groups->all();

// [[1, 2], [3, 4], [5]]

splitIn()
The splitIn method breaks a collection into the given number of groups, filling non-terminal groups completely before allocating the remainder to the final group:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]);

$groups = $collection->splitIn(3);

$groups->all();

`// [[1, 2, 3, 4], [5, 6, 7, 8], [9, 10]]`

sum()
The sum method returns the sum of all items in the collection:

collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])->sum();

// 15

If the collection contains nested arrays or objects, you should pass a key that will be used to determine which values to sum:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'JavaScript: The Good Parts', 'pages' => 176],
    ['name' => 'JavaScript: The Definitive Guide', 'pages' => 1096],
]);

$collection->sum('pages');

// 1272

In addition, you may pass your own closure to determine which values of the collection to sum:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Chair', 'colors' => ['Black']],
    ['name' => 'Desk', 'colors' => ['Black', 'Mahogany']],
    ['name' => 'Bookcase', 'colors' => ['Red', 'Beige', 'Brown']],
]);

$collection->sum(function ($product) {
    return count($product['colors']);
});

// 6

take()
The take method returns a new collection with the specified number of items:

$collection = collect([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunk = $collection->take(3);

$chunk->all();

// [0, 1, 2]

You may also pass a negative integer to take the specified number of items from the end of the collection:

$collection = collect([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$chunk = $collection->take(-2);

$chunk->all();

// [4, 5]

takeUntil()
The takeUntil method returns items in the collection until the given callback returns true:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->takeUntil(function ($item) {
    return $item >= 3;
});

$subset->all();

// [1, 2]

You may also pass a simple value to the takeUntil method to get the items until the given value is found:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->takeUntil(3);

$subset->all();

// [1, 2]

If the given value is not found or the callback never returns true, the takeUntil method will return all items in the collection.

takeWhile()
The takeWhile method returns items in the collection until the given callback returns false:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4]);

$subset = $collection->takeWhile(function ($item) {
    return $item < 3;
});

$subset->all();

// [1, 2]

If the callback never returns false, the takeWhile method will return all items in the collection.

tap()
The tap method passes the collection to the given callback, allowing you to "tap" into the collection at a specific point and do something with the items while not affecting the collection itself. The collection is then returned by the tap method:

collect([2, 4, 3, 1, 5])
    ->sort()
    ->tap(function ($collection) {
        Log::debug('Values after sorting', $collection->values()->all());
    })
    ->shift();

// 1

times()
The static times method creates a new collection by invoking the given closure a specified number of times:

$collection = Collection::times(10, function ($number) {
    return $number * 9;
});

$collection->all();

// [9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90]

toArray()
The toArray method converts the collection into a plain PHP array. If the collection's values are Eloquent models, the models will also be converted to arrays:

$collection = collect(['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200]);

$collection->toArray();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ]
*/

toArray also converts all of the collection's nested objects that are an instance of Arrayable to an array. If you want to get the raw array underlying the collection, use the all method instead.

toJson()
The toJson method converts the collection into a JSON serialized string:

$collection = collect(['name' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200]);

$collection->toJson();

// '{"name":"Desk", "price":200}'

transform()
The transform method iterates over the collection and calls the given callback with each item in the collection. The items in the collection will be replaced by the values returned by the callback:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]);

$collection->transform(function ($item, $key) {
    return $item * 2;
});

$collection->all();

// [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]

Unlike most other collection methods, transform modifies the collection itself. If you wish to create a new collection instead, use the map method.

undot()
The undot method expands a single-dimensional collection that uses "dot" notation into a multi-dimensional collection:

$person = collect([
    'name.first_name' => 'Marie',
    'name.last_name' => 'Valentine',
    'address.line_1' => '2992 Eagle Drive',
    'address.line_2' => '',
    'address.suburb' => 'Detroit',
    'address.state' => 'MI',
    'address.postcode' => '48219'
]);

$person = $person->undot();

$person->toArray();

/*
    [
        "name" => [
            "first_name" => "Marie",
            "last_name" => "Valentine",
        ],
        "address" => [
            "line_1" => "2992 Eagle Drive",
            "line_2" => "",
            "suburb" => "Detroit",
            "state" => "MI",
            "postcode" => "48219",
        ],
    ]
*/

union()
The union method adds the given array to the collection. If the given array contains keys that are already in the original collection, the original collection's values will be preferred:

$collection = collect([1 => ['a'], 2 => ['b']]);

$union = $collection->union([3 => ['c'], 1 => ['d']]);

$union->all();

// [1 => ['a'], 2 => ['b'], 3 => ['c']]

unique()
The unique method returns all of the unique items in the collection. The returned collection keeps the original array keys, so in the following example we will use the values method to reset the keys to consecutively numbered indexes:

$collection = collect([1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 2]);

$unique = $collection->unique();

$unique->values()->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4]

When dealing with nested arrays or objects, you may specify the key used to determine uniqueness:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'iPhone 6', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'phone'],
    ['name' => 'iPhone 5', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'phone'],
    ['name' => 'Apple Watch', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'watch'],
    ['name' => 'Galaxy S6', 'brand' => 'Samsung', 'type' => 'phone'],
    ['name' => 'Galaxy Gear', 'brand' => 'Samsung', 'type' => 'watch'],
]);

$unique = $collection->unique('brand');

$unique->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'iPhone 6', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'phone'],
        ['name' => 'Galaxy S6', 'brand' => 'Samsung', 'type' => 'phone'],
    ]
*/

Finally, you may also pass your own closure to the unique method to specify which value should determine an item's uniqueness:

$unique = $collection->unique(function ($item) {
    return $item['brand'].$item['type'];
});

$unique->values()->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'iPhone 6', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'phone'],
        ['name' => 'Apple Watch', 'brand' => 'Apple', 'type' => 'watch'],
        ['name' => 'Galaxy S6', 'brand' => 'Samsung', 'type' => 'phone'],
        ['name' => 'Galaxy Gear', 'brand' => 'Samsung', 'type' => 'watch'],
    ]
*/

The unique method uses "loose" comparisons when checking item values, meaning a string with an integer value will be considered equal to an integer of the same value. Use the uniqueStrict method to filter using "strict" comparisons.

This method's behavior is modified when using Eloquent Collections.

uniqueStrict()
This method has the same signature as the unique method; however, all values are compared using "strict" comparisons.

unless()
The unless method will execute the given callback unless the first argument given to the method evaluates to true:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$collection->unless(true, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push(4);
});

$collection->unless(false, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push(5);
});

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 5]

A second callback may be passed to the unless method. The second callback will be executed when the first argument given to the unless method evaluates to true:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$collection->unless(true, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push(4);
}, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push(5);
});

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 5]

For the inverse of unless, see the when method.

unlessEmpty()
Alias for the whenNotEmpty method.

unlessNotEmpty()
Alias for the whenEmpty method.

unwrap()
The static unwrap method returns the collection's underlying items from the given value when applicable:

Collection::unwrap(collect('John Doe'));

// ['John Doe']

Collection::unwrap(['John Doe']);

// ['John Doe']

Collection::unwrap('John Doe');

// 'John Doe'

value()
The value method retrieves a given value from the first element of the collection:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Speaker', 'price' => 400],
]);

$value = $collection->value('price');

// 200

values()
The values method returns a new collection with the keys reset to consecutive integers:

$collection = collect([
    10 => ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    11 => ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
]);

$values = $collection->values();

$values->all();

/*
    [
        0 => ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
        1 => ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ]
*/

when()
The when method will execute the given callback when the first argument given to the method evaluates to true. The collection instance and the first argument given to the when method will be provided to the closure:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$collection->when(true, function ($collection, $value) {
    return $collection->push(4);
});

$collection->when(false, function ($collection, $value) {
    return $collection->push(5);
});

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 4]

A second callback may be passed to the when method. The second callback will be executed when the first argument given to the when method evaluates to false:

$collection = collect([1, 2, 3]);

$collection->when(false, function ($collection, $value) {
    return $collection->push(4);
}, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push(5);
});

$collection->all();

// [1, 2, 3, 5]

For the inverse of when, see the unless method.

whenEmpty()
The whenEmpty method will execute the given callback when the collection is empty:

$collection = collect(['Michael', 'Tom']);

$collection->whenEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('Adam');
});

$collection->all();

// ['Michael', 'Tom']


$collection = collect();

$collection->whenEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('Adam');
});

$collection->all();

// ['Adam']

A second closure may be passed to the whenEmpty method that will be executed when the collection is not empty:

$collection = collect(['Michael', 'Tom']);

$collection->whenEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('Adam');
}, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('Taylor');
});

$collection->all();

// ['Michael', 'Tom', 'Taylor']

For the inverse of whenEmpty, see the whenNotEmpty method.

whenNotEmpty()
The whenNotEmpty method will execute the given callback when the collection is not empty:

$collection = collect(['michael', 'tom']);

$collection->whenNotEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('adam');
});

$collection->all();

// ['michael', 'tom', 'adam']


$collection = collect();

$collection->whenNotEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('adam');
});

$collection->all();

// []

A second closure may be passed to the whenNotEmpty method that will be executed when the collection is empty:

$collection = collect();

$collection->whenNotEmpty(function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('adam');
}, function ($collection) {
    return $collection->push('taylor');
});

$collection->all();

// ['taylor']

For the inverse of whenNotEmpty, see the whenEmpty method.

where()
The where method filters the collection by a given key / value pair:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
    ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
]);

$filtered = $collection->where('price', 100);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
        ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
    ]
*/

The where method uses "loose" comparisons when checking item values, meaning a string with an integer value will be considered equal to an integer of the same value. Use the whereStrict method to filter using "strict" comparisons.

Optionally, you may pass a comparison operator as the second parameter. Supported operators are: '===', '!==', '!=', '==', '=', '<>', '>', '<', '>=', and '<=':


$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Jim', 'deleted_at' => '2019-01-01 00:00:00'],
    ['name' => 'Sally', 'deleted_at' => '2019-01-02 00:00:00'],
    ['name' => 'Sue', 'deleted_at' => null],
]);

$filtered = $collection->where('deleted_at', '!=', null);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Jim', 'deleted_at' => '2019-01-01 00:00:00'],
        ['name' => 'Sally', 'deleted_at' => '2019-01-02 00:00:00'],
    ]
*/

whereStrict()
This method has the same signature as the where method; however, all values are compared using "strict" comparisons.

whereBetween()
The whereBetween method filters the collection by determining if a specified item value is within a given range:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 80],
    ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ['product' => 'Pencil', 'price' => 30],
    ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereBetween('price', [100, 200]);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
        ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
        ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
    ]
*/

whereIn()
The whereIn method removes elements from the collection that do not have a specified item value that is contained within the given array:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
    ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereIn('price', [150, 200]);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
        ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ]
*/

The whereIn method uses "loose" comparisons when checking item values, meaning a string with an integer value will be considered equal to an integer of the same value. Use the whereInStrict method to filter using "strict" comparisons.

whereInStrict()
This method has the same signature as the whereIn method; however, all values are compared using "strict" comparisons.

whereInstanceOf()
The whereInstanceOf method filters the collection by a given class type:

use App\Models\User;
use App\Models\Post;

$collection = collect([
    new User,
    new User,
    new Post,
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereInstanceOf(User::class);

$filtered->all();

// [App\Models\User, App\Models\User]

whereNotBetween()
The whereNotBetween method filters the collection by determining if a specified item value is outside of a given range:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 80],
    ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ['product' => 'Pencil', 'price' => 30],
    ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereNotBetween('price', [100, 200]);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 80],
        ['product' => 'Pencil', 'price' => 30],
    ]
*/

whereNotIn()
The whereNotIn method removes elements from the collection that have a specified item value that is contained within the given array:

$collection = collect([
    ['product' => 'Desk', 'price' => 200],
    ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
    ['product' => 'Bookcase', 'price' => 150],
    ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereNotIn('price', [150, 200]);

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['product' => 'Chair', 'price' => 100],
        ['product' => 'Door', 'price' => 100],
    ]
*/

The whereNotIn method uses "loose" comparisons when checking item values, meaning a string with an integer value will be considered equal to an integer of the same value. Use the whereNotInStrict method to filter using "strict" comparisons.

whereNotInStrict()
This method has the same signature as the whereNotIn method; however, all values are compared using "strict" comparisons.

whereNotNull()
The whereNotNull method returns items from the collection where the given key is not null:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Desk'],
    ['name' => null],
    ['name' => 'Bookcase'],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereNotNull('name');

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => 'Desk'],
        ['name' => 'Bookcase'],
    ]
*/

whereNull()
The whereNull method returns items from the collection where the given key is null:

$collection = collect([
    ['name' => 'Desk'],
    ['name' => null],
    ['name' => 'Bookcase'],
]);

$filtered = $collection->whereNull('name');

$filtered->all();

/*
    [
        ['name' => null],
    ]
*/

Debug School

Explain Collections Methods Part-III

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