Is it wrong to write long php codes in laravel blade file?

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The question is straightforward. I don't prefer to write "controller code" in blade file. However, I can't convert title (user input) to formatted title directly because of locale language differences. I want to write switch case code in blade file like that:

    switch ($word_char) {
            case 'a':
            case 'A':
                $word_char_new = 'A';
                break;
            case 'b':
            case 'B':
                $word_char_new = 'B';
                break;
            case 'c':
            case 'C':
                $word_char_new = 'C';
                break;
            case 'ç':
...

Is this a good practice or should I avoid it?

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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It's a bad practice, you shouldn't do anything similar in a controller. The Laravel way is to create global helper in case if you'll use it a lot:

if (! function_exists('convertChars')) {
    function convertChars()
    {
        $result = ....
        ....
        return $result;
    }
}

Add it to a custom helpers.php and autoload it by putting this into composer.json which is in Laravel root directory:

"autoload": {
    ....
    "files": [
        "app/someHelpersDirectory/helpers.php"
    ]
},

Also, since you're trying to convert non-latin characters to latin ones, I guess this method from my package will help you to create more concise and readable helper.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered Jan 07 '17 at 17:17

Alexey Mezenin

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Should I make a help function like your toTranslit function? – horse Jan 07 '17 at 17:31
@user2356198 well, it's up to you. Look at it, if you'll understand how it works and you'll like the approach, you can do similar one. – Alexey Mezenin Jan 07 '17 at 17:34

Is it wrong to write long php codes in laravel blade file?

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