collect()

The collect() function provides a nicer interface for building arrays in Twig. Twig is intentionally minimalist as a view layer and building an array requires a continuous merge process.

Take the following example to build an array using the native Twig |merge filter:

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Using the collect() function returns a collection object that lets you push elements instead. The above example can be achieve using the push method.

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Passing an array as the first argument will initialize the collection with items prepopulated.

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# shuffle

The shuffle() method shuffles the collection.

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In a foreach loop.

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# sortBy

The sortBy() and sortByDesc methods can sort a collection by given field (key).

collect(data).sortBy('age')

For example:

// Output: John David
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# See Also