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PHP Laravel 4 Basics Laravel Controllers Dynamic styles with Blade

Iris Avalon
Iris Avalon
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Iris Avalon
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Why do we use a static operator for the script method?

I'm a little confused as to why we use a static operator when calling the script method on the HTML class. In the HtmlBuilder.php file, the script method isn't declared as static. Wouldn't we use the -> operator instead of the :: for a method like this?

I don't think I quite grasp the use cases behind each as well as I thought I did.

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Laravel is pretty complex, it might be that other classes use it. The classname HtmlBuilder and not HTML.

thomascawthorn
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I believe HTML is a facade for HTMLBuilder.

Take a look at app/config/app.php. Scroll down and after a list of service providers, you'll see a list of aliases. In that list is HTML :-) This means HTML may not be an exact representation of the class name, and instead refers to something else.

Take a look at app/laravel/framework/src/illuminate/Support/Facades/HTML.php

The HTML facade extends Facade so also take a look at app/laravel/framework/src/illuminate/Support/Facades/Facade.php

You can see at the top of the HTML facade class @see HTML builder. I don't quite know about facades, but my guess is that there's a bit of laravel magic going on. Somewhere along the line, your static call is being translated to an instantiated and method call of HTMLBuilder.

If you find out more, come back and tell us!