Append an array element to begining of a sorted Eloquent ::list array

Question

I have a list of items in database table of a structure: id, name.

I need to populate a select box with items sorted by their names along with "All" element with an id = 0 as the first one. What is wrong is that the element doesn't appear in a list box at all.

Controller method:

public function getItems(){

$items = Item::orderBy('name', 'ASC')->lists('name', 'id');
$items_all = array(0 => 'All');
array_merge($items_all, $items);
return View::make('items')->with('items', $items);
}

and a view:

{{ Form::select('item_id', $items, Input::Get('item_id'), array('class'=>'form-control')) }}

lukasgeiter · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-03 10:33:02Z

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array_merge returns the new array, so you have to assign the return value to $items:

$items = array_merge($items_all, $items);

Or you can bring it down to this syntax if you want to:

$items = array_merge(['0' => 'All'], $items);

To preseve the order of your array items you can use this:

$items = $items_all + $items;

edited Feb 3, 2015 at 10:33

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 10:20

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mpet Over a year ago

That's was my mistake. I was doing that before, but I'm getting completely unsorted list now..?

lukasgeiter Over a year ago

What does unsorted mean? can you add a var_dump of $items before and after array_merge to your question?

mpet Over a year ago

Unsorted by name. They have renumbered by id

lukasgeiter Over a year ago

How about $items = ['0' => 'All'] + $items; instead of array_merge?

mpet Over a year ago

Instead of using array_merge, I need to use $items = $items_all + $items; That solves all my problems here

mpet · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-03 10:39:21Z

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After updating

array_merge($items_all, $items)

to

$items = array_merge($items_all, $items)

all select box elements got displayed, including 'All', but array_merge renumbers elements, so I used:

$items = $items_all + $items;

as @lukasgeiter suggested at the same time, so I chose his answer as final.

answered Feb 3, 2015 at 10:39

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