Class Session

Namespace: Laravel
Located at laravel/session.php

Methods summary
`public static`	# `load( )` Create the session payload and load the session. Create the session payload and load the session.
`public static`	# `start( string $driver )` Create the session payload instance for the request. Create the session payload instance for the request. Parameters `$driver` `string` $driver
`public static Laravel\Session\Drivers\Driver`	# `factory( string $driver )` Create a new session driver instance. Create a new session driver instance. Parameters `$driver` `string` $driver Returns `Laravel\Session\Drivers\Driver`
`public static Laravel\Session\Payload`	# `instance( )` Retrieve the active session payload instance for the request. Retrieve the active session payload instance for the request. // Retrieve the session instance and get an item Session::instance()->get('name'); // Retrieve the session instance and place an item in the session Session::instance()->put('name', 'Taylor'); Returns `Laravel\Session\Payload`
`public static boolean`	# `started( )` Determine if session handling has been started for the request. Determine if session handling has been started for the request. Returns `boolean`
`public static`	# `extend( string $driver, Closure $resolver )` Register a third-party cache driver. Register a third-party cache driver. Parameters `$driver` `string` $driver `$resolver` `Closure` $resolver
`public static`	# `__callStatic( mixed $method, mixed $parameters )` Magic Method for calling the methods on the session singleton instance. Magic Method for calling the methods on the session singleton instance. // Retrieve a value from the session $value = Session::get('name'); // Write a value to the session storage $value = Session::put('name', 'Taylor'); // Equivalent statement using the "instance" method $value = Session::instance()->put('name', 'Taylor');

Constants summary
`string`	`csrf_token`	`'csrf_token'`	# The string name of the CSRF token stored in the session. The string name of the CSRF token stored in the session.

Properties summary
`public static Laravel\Session\Payload`	`$instance`		# The session singleton instance for the request. The session singleton instance for the request.
`public static array`	`$registrar`	`array()`	# The third-party driver registrar. The third-party driver registrar.