What are Laravel blade control structures?

Control structures are code blocks that analyze code and decide which code to run, depending on given parameters.

Conditionals

# @if and @endif

@if is used to conditionally render code if the given condition is met. @if is closed by the @endif directive.

Example

Suppose you have a variable ＄age that has a value of 5.

@if(＄test < 5)
    Hello World
@endif

@else and @elseif

Other times, when the condition in the @if statement evaluates to false, you will want to render some other code. @else lets you render this other code.

Example

@if(＄test < 5)
    Hello World
@else
    Hello People
@endif

Sometimes, you have more than just a condition. @elseif lets you add more conditions.

Example

@if(＄test < 5)
    Hello World
@elseif(＄test < 90)
    Hello 100s
@elseif(＄test < 500)
    Hello 500s
@else
    Hello People
@endif

@unless and @endunless

@unless works as the opposite of @if and only renders code when the condition in it is not met. @unless is closed by @endunless.

Writing @unless(＄age) works exactly like @if(!＄age).

Example

@unless(＄test = 5)
    Hello World
@endunless

Loops

@for and @endfor

The @for blade directive is used just like the for loop in PHP. It is closed by the @endfor directive.

Example

@for (＄i = 0; ＄i < 5; ＄i++)
    {{ ＄i }}
@endfor

@foreach and @endforeach

@foreach is used with arrays and ends with endforeach. It gives access to each array item to be used in the view.

Example

@foreach(＄posts as ＄post)
    <h2>{{ ＄post->title }}</h2>
@endforeach

＄loop

When using the @foreach directive, Laravel gives you access to a ＄loop variable that has details about the current iteration.

The ＄loop object has the properties first, last, count, remaining, iteration, and index.

Example

@forelse(＄posts as ＄post)
    <h2>{{ ＄post->title }}</h2>
    <p>Loop iteration: {{ ＄loop->iteration }}</p>
    <p>Loop index: {{ ＄loop->index }}</p>
    <p>Remaining items: {{ ＄loop->remaining }}</p>
    <p>Total items count: {{ ＄loop->count }}</p>
    <p>Is the first item? {{ ＄loop->first }}</p>
    <p>Is the last item? {{ ＄loop->last }}</p>
@empty
    No posts yet.
@endforelse

If the loop is in another loop, the ＄loop object has other properties like depth and parent to tell you how many loops deep you are and reference the parent loop, respectively.

@forelse, @empy, and @endforelse

When using the @foreach loop, sometimes you loop over empty arrays and run into errors. To avoid this, use the @forelse loop. This checks for data in the array first, then loops over the array. If the array is empty, the @empty directive contains code to render. The @forelse loop is closed by the @endforelse directive.

Example

@forelse(＄posts as ＄post)
    <h2>{{ ＄post->title }}</h2>
@empty
    No posts yet.
@endforelse

@while and @endwhile

The @while directive works exactly like the while loop in native PHP and is ended by the @endwhile directive.

Example

@while(＄item = array_pop(＄test))
    {{ ＄item }}
@endwhile