blade-select-directive

Two directives to help with select elements in blade.

@selected($val1, $val2)

<select>
    @foreach($items as $item)
        <option value="{{ $item->id }}" @selected($item->id, $test_val) >{{ $item->name }}</option>
    @endforeach
</select>

@options($arr, [$comparison_value], [$display_field])

$arr can be single-dimensional array received from $collection->pluck('name','id'), etc OR a collection/array of objects such as Eloquent models. This assumes the display property is name, but can be changed in third parameter. The property to be compared is always assumed to be id.

<select>
    @options($items, $selected_val, $shown_property)
</select>

Installation

Custom directives are currently (5.4) stored in the App\Providers\AppServiceProvider::boot() method. You can copy/paste them there. Make sure to include use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade; at the top of the file.