Class Str

Namespace: Laravel
Located at laravel/str.php

Methods summary
`protected static string`	# `encoding( )` Get the appliction.encoding without needing to request it from Config::get() each time. Get the appliction.encoding without needing to request it from Config::get() each time. Returns `string`
`public static integer`	# `length( string $value )` Get the length of a string. Get the length of a string. // Get the length of a string $length = Str::length('Taylor Otwell'); // Get the length of a multi-byte string $length = Str::length('Τάχιστη') Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `integer`
`public static string`	# `lower( string $value )` Convert a string to lowercase. Convert a string to lowercase. // Convert a string to lowercase $lower = Str::lower('Taylor Otwell'); // Convert a multi-byte string to lowercase $lower = Str::lower('Τάχιστη'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `upper( string $value )` Convert a string to uppercase. Convert a string to uppercase. // Convert a string to uppercase $upper = Str::upper('Taylor Otwell'); // Convert a multi-byte string to uppercase $upper = Str::upper('Τάχιστη'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `title( string $value )` Convert a string to title case (ucwords equivalent). Convert a string to title case (ucwords equivalent). // Convert a string to title case $title = Str::title('taylor otwell'); // Convert a multi-byte string to title case $title = Str::title('νωθρού κυνός'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `limit( string $value, integer $limit = 100, string $end = '...' )` Limit the number of characters in a string. Limit the number of characters in a string. // Returns "Tay..." echo Str::limit('Taylor Otwell', 3); // Limit the number of characters and append a custom ending echo Str::limit('Taylor Otwell', 3, '---'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value `$limit` `integer` $limit `$end` `string` $end Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `limit_exact( string $value, integer $limit = 100, string $end = '...' )` Limit the number of chracters in a string including custom ending Limit the number of chracters in a string including custom ending // Returns "Taylor..." echo Str::limit_exact('Taylor Otwell', 9); // Limit the number of characters and append a custom ending echo Str::limit_exact('Taylor Otwell', 9, '---'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value `$limit` `integer` $limit `$end` `string` $end Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `words( string $value, integer $words = 100, string $end = '...' )` Limit the number of words in a string. Limit the number of words in a string. // Returns "This is a..." echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3); // Limit the number of words and append a custom ending echo Str::words('This is a sentence.', 3, '---'); Parameters `$value` `string` $value `$words` `integer` $words `$end` `string` $end Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `singular( string $value )` Get the singular form of the given word. Get the singular form of the given word. Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `plural( string $value, integer $count = 2 )` Get the plural form of the given word. Get the plural form of the given word. // Returns the plural form of "child" $plural = Str::plural('child', 10); // Returns the singular form of "octocat" since count is one $plural = Str::plural('octocat', 1); Parameters `$value` `string` $value `$count` `integer` $count Returns `string`
`protected static Laravel\Pluralizer`	# `pluralizer( )` Get the pluralizer instance. Get the pluralizer instance. Returns `Laravel\Pluralizer`
`public static string`	# `slug( string $title, string $separator = '-' )` Generate a URL friendly "slug" from a given string. Generate a URL friendly "slug" from a given string. // Returns "this-is-my-blog-post" $slug = Str::slug('This is my blog post!'); // Returns "this_is_my_blog_post" $slug = Str::slug('This is my blog post!', '_'); Parameters `$title` `string` $title `$separator` `string` $separator Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `ascii( string $value )` Convert a string to 7-bit ASCII. Convert a string to 7-bit ASCII. This is helpful for converting UTF-8 strings for usage in URLs, etc. Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static string`	# `classify( string $value )` Convert a string to an underscored, camel-cased class name. Convert a string to an underscored, camel-cased class name. This method is primarily used to format task and controller names. // Returns "Task_Name" $class = Str::classify('task_name'); // Returns "Taylor_Otwell" $class = Str::classify('taylor otwell') Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `string`
`public static array`	# `segments( string $value )` Return the "URI" style segments in a given string. Return the "URI" style segments in a given string. Parameters `$value` `string` $value Returns `array`
`public static string`	# `random( integer $length, string $type = 'alnum' )` Generate a random alpha or alpha-numeric string. Generate a random alpha or alpha-numeric string. <code> // Generate a 40 character random alpha-numeric string echo Str::random(40); // Generate a 16 character random alphabetic string echo Str::random(16, 'alpha'); <code> Parameters `$length` `integer` $length `$type` `string` $type Returns `string`
`public static boolean`	# `is( string $pattern, string $value )` Determine if a given string matches a given pattern. Determine if a given string matches a given pattern. Parameters `$pattern` `string` $pattern `$value` `string` $value Returns `boolean`
`protected static string`	# `pool( string $type )` Get the character pool for a given type of random string. Get the character pool for a given type of random string. Parameters `$type` `string` $type Returns `string`

Properties summary
`public static Laravel\Pluralizer`	`$pluralizer`		# The pluralizer instance. The pluralizer instance.
`public static string`	`$encoding`	`null`	# Cache application encoding locally to save expensive calls to Config::get(). Cache application encoding locally to save expensive calls to Config::get().