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Loop over and include Blade views simultaneously using @each in Laravel

Sometimes, there comes a scenario where you want to loop over a collection or array and include Blade views based on the iteration of that collection/array. You can use @foreach and @include for this purpose but there’s a handy way using which you can simplify this process.

The @each directive

Laravel provides an @each directives in which you can pass in a Blade view and a collection/array and it will handle including the view on each iteration automagically.

So, for instance, let’s say, you have an array called $books like so.

$books = [
    'Angry River',
    'Harry Potter',
    'Deep Work'
];

And you want to loop over this array and simultaneously render a view called resources/views/books.blade.php with the following content…

// This will be called on each iteration of `$books`

<li>{{ $key }} - {{$book}}</li>

…inside another view on each iteration, you can do it using @each directive like so.

<ul class="list-disc">
    @each('books', $books, 'book')
</ul>

As you can tell, the @each directive accepts three arguments.

  • The first argument is the view partial (resources/views/books.blade.php) to render for each element in the array or collection.
  • The second argument is the array ($books) or collection you wish to iterate over.
  • The third argument is the variable name ($book in books.blade.php) that will be assigned to the current iteration within the view.

The iteration key is available in the form of the $key variable.

The example above will render the HTML something like this.

<ul class="list-disc">
    <li>0 - Angry River</li>
    <li>1 - Harry Potter</li>
    <li>2 - Deep Work</li>            
</ul>

Note: Views rendered via @each do not inherit the variables from the parent view. If the child view requires these variables, you should use @foreach and @include instead.

Default view

The @each accepts an optional fourth argument which is a default view if in any case the collection/array is empty like so.

@each('books', $books, 'book', 'nobooks')

Here, nobooks is the resources/views/nobooks.blade.php Blade view which will be rendered when $books is empty.

You can play around with this example live at Laravel Playground below.

<?php

/*
|-------------------------------------------
| Welcome to Laravel Playground
|-------------------------------------------
|
| Laravel Playground allows you to try out PHP and Laravel all from your browser.
| You have access to all Laravel classes and an extensive list of included
| Laravel packages (like Laravel DebugBar).
|
| You can also load your own Gists! 
| Simply append /gist/{YOUR-GIST-ID} to the URL.
|
| Do you want to see some examples?
|
| Multiple views: https://laravelplayground.com/#/gist/d990a2c5f23b50564561b9266252f501
| Form request validation: https://laravelplayground.com/#/gist/e5a0d029f6433e31672e55dd90429d3f
| Livewire: https://laravelplayground.com/#/gist/286de510bfc0a88e697284e90ed1d7da
|
*/

Route::get('/', function (){
  return view('playground', [
    'title' => 'Laravel Playground'
  ]);
});
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <title>Laravel Playground</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet"  href="https://beyondco.de/css/default.css">
</head>
<body
    style="background: url('https://beyondco.de/img/monotone_software.png') top right no-repeat;
    background-size: 100% 1200px;
    background-position-x: calc(100% + 0px);
    background-position-y: -140px;
">
    <div class="container px-4 md:px-8 mx-auto pt-4 flex flex-col">
        <div class="text-dark-blue-800 text-xl pt-4 mx-8">
            @php
            $books = [
                'Angry River',
                'Harry Potter',
                'Deep Work'
            ];
            @endphp
            <ul class="list-disc">
                @each('books', $books, 'book', 'nobook')
            </ul>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
</html>

<li>{{ $key }} - {{$book}}</li>
<li>No books available.</li>
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