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The Power of @stack in Laravel's Blade

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Laravel's Blade templating engine provides a powerful set of directives to create dynamic and reusable views. Among them, @stack, @push and @prepend play a vital role in organizing and accumulating content for specific sections. In this article, we will explore the usage of these directives and uncover valuable tips and tricks to make the most of their capabilities.

An Overview

The @stack directive acts as a container for accumulating content that can be pushed or appended from various views. @push is used to inject content into a named stack, while @prepend allows you to prepend content to an existing stack. These directives enable dynamic inclusion and enhance the flexibility of Laravel's Blade templating engine.

The Power of @stack

To illustrate the usage of @stack, consider the following example:

<!-- layout.blade.php -->
<html>
<head>
    <title>My Application</title>
    @stack('styles')
</head>
<body>
    @yield('content')
    @stack('scripts')
</body>
</html>
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In this example, we define two @stacks , 'styles' and 'scripts'. The @stack('styles') directive includes any CSS stylesheets pushed into the 'styles' stack, and @stack('scripts') includes any JavaScript scripts pushed into the 'scripts' stack.

Dynamic Content with @push

Let's see how @push works in conjunction with @stack . Consider the following child view:

<!-- child.blade.php -->
@extends('layout')

@section('content')
    <h1>Welcome to My Application</h1>
    <p>This is the home page content.</p>
@endsection

@push('styles')
    <link href="path/to/home-style.css" rel="stylesheet">
@endpush

@push('scripts')
    <script src="path/to/home-script.js"></script>
@endpush
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In this example, we extend the 'layout' template using @extends and provide specific content for the 'content' section using @section. Additionally, we push a CSS stylesheet and a JavaScript script into the 'styles' and 'scripts' stacks using @push.

Prepending Content with @prepend

Sometimes, you may need to prepend content to an existing stack. Consider the following view:

<!-- another-child.blade.php -->
@extends('layout')

@section('content')
    <h1>About Us</h1>
    <p>This is the about page content.</p>
@endsection

@prepend('styles')
    <link href="path/to/about-style.css" rel="stylesheet">
@endprepend

@prepend('scripts')
    <script src="path/to/about-script.js"></script>
@endprepend
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In this example, we prepend a CSS stylesheet and a JavaScript script to the existing 'styles' and 'scripts' stacks. This is useful when you want certain content to take precedence and be included before any previously pushed content.

Tips and Tricks for Utilizing @stack , @push and @prepend

Here are some tips and tricks to help you make the most of these directives:

  • Use Descriptive Stack Names: Choose meaningful names for your stacks to enhance code readability and avoid potential conflicts.
  • Combine @push and @prepend: By using both directives, you can dynamically add content to stacks in specific orders, ensuring flexibility and control over content inclusion.
  • Conditionally Push Content: Leverage conditional statements, loops, or business logic to selectively push or prepend content based on specific requirements.
  • Organize Stacks in Master Layouts: Master layouts are ideal places to define and manage stacks, ensuring consistent inclusion of content across multiple views.

Conclusion

The @stack , @push and @prepend directives in Laravel's Blade templating engine offer incredible flexibility and control over section-specific inclusion of content. By understanding their usage and adopting valuable tips and tricks, you can build modular, reusable views with ease. Leverage the power of these directives to create dynamic, customizable, and maintainable Blade templates in your Laravel applications.

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Dimitri Mostrey • • Edited

Nice and clearly written. There is also a conditional push directive, for example:

@pushIf(auth()->check(), 'scripts')
    <script src="/js/dashboard.js"></script>
@endPushIf
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There is no conditional @prepend directive.

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Nicolas Bailly •

Nice, it's apparently been in Laravel since forever but I never knew about this (and it's right there in the docs), definitely useful in the exact situation you describe, I'll start using it.

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neoacevedo • • Edited

Good, having L9x and an only one view layout without childs, where I set the styles stack inside head and scripts stack just before the body close tag and from a component view I'm pushing css link files and javascript code, only renders the scripts stack but not the styles stack.

@prepend('styles')
    <style>
        /* the styles */
    </style>
@endprepend('styles')
@push('scripts')
    <script>
        // my js code
    </script>
@endpush
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I have no clue if I'm making a mistake but because of this, I don't see Laravel as a good tool, more if I take in mind its documentation that is confusing.

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