Directives & Control Structures

Blade Directives

{{-- Conditionals --}}
@if (count($items) > 0)
    <p>{{ count($items) }} items</p>
@elseif (isset($fallback))
    <p>Using fallback</p>
@else
    <p>No items</p>
@endif

@unless ($user->isBanned)
    <p>Welcome!</p>
@endunless

@isset($user)
    <p>{{ $user->name }}</p>
@endisset

@empty($items)
    <p>No items found</p>
@endempty

{{-- Loops --}}
@foreach ($users as $user)
    @if ($loop->first)
        <li class="first">{{ $user->name }}</li>
    @else
        <li>{{ $user->name }}</li>
    @endif
@endforeach

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

{{-- Laravel 13: @use directive for using classes in templates --}}
@use(\App\Models\User)
<p>Total users: {{ User::count() }}</p>

Custom Directives

// In AppServiceProvider::boot()
Blade::directive("datetime", function (string $expression) {
    return "<?php echo (\$expression)->format('Y-m-d H:i'); ?>";
});

// Usage: @datetime($post->created_at)