Class Messages

Namespace: Laravel
Located at laravel/messages.php

Methods summary
`public`	# `__construct( array $messages = array() )` Create a new Messages instance. Create a new Messages instance. Parameters `$messages` `array` $messages
`public`	# `add( string $key, string $message )` Add a message to the collector. Add a message to the collector. // Add a message for the e-mail attribute $messages->add('email', 'The e-mail address is invalid.'); Parameters `$key` `string` $key `$message` `string` $message
`protected boolean`	# `unique( string $key, string $message )` Determine if a key and message combination already exists. Determine if a key and message combination already exists. Parameters `$key` `string` $key `$message` `string` $message Returns `boolean`
`public boolean`	# `has( string $key = null )` Determine if messages exist for a given key. Determine if messages exist for a given key. // Is there a message for the e-mail attribute return $messages->has('email'); // Is there a message for the any attribute echo $messages->has(); Parameters `$key` `string` $key Returns `boolean`
`public`	# `format( string $format = ':message' )` Set the default message format for output. Set the default message format for output. // Apply a new default format. $messages->format('email', '<p>this is my :message</p>'); Parameters `$format` `string` $format
`public string`	# `first( string $key = null, string $format = null )` Get the first message from the container for a given key. Get the first message from the container for a given key. // Echo the first message out of all messages. echo $messages->first(); // Echo the first message for the e-mail attribute echo $messages->first('email'); // Format the first message for the e-mail attribute echo $messages->first('email', '<p>:message</p>'); Parameters `$key` `string` $key `$format` `string` $format Returns `string`
`public array`	# `get( string $key, string $format = null )` Get all of the messages from the container for a given key. Get all of the messages from the container for a given key. // Echo all of the messages for the e-mail attribute echo $messages->get('email'); // Format all of the messages for the e-mail attribute echo $messages->get('email', '<p>:message</p>'); Parameters `$key` `string` $key `$format` `string` $format Returns `array`
`public array`	# `all( string $format = null )` Get all of the messages for every key in the container. Get all of the messages for every key in the container. // Get all of the messages in the collector $all = $messages->all(); // Format all of the messages in the collector $all = $messages->all('<p>:message</p>'); Parameters `$format` `string` $format Returns `array`
`protected array`	# `transform( array $messages, string $format )` Format an array of messages. Format an array of messages. Parameters `$messages` `array` $messages `$format` `string` $format Returns `array`

Properties summary
`public array`	`$messages`		# All of the registered messages. All of the registered messages.
`public string`	`$format`	`':message'`	# Default format for message output. Default format for message output.