Predefined Constants

    DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR (string)
    PATH_SEPARATOR (string)
    Semicolon on Windows, colon otherwise.
    SCANDIR_SORT_ASCENDING (int)
    SCANDIR_SORT_DESCENDING (int)
    SCANDIR_SORT_NONE (int)

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    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    In PHP 5.6 you can make a variadic function.

    <?php
    /**
    * Builds a file path with the appropriate directory separator.
    * @param string $segments,... unlimited number of path segments
    * @return string Path
    */
    function file_build_path(...$segments) {
    return     join(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $segments);
    }

    file_build_path("home", "alice", "Documents", "example.txt");
    ?>

    In earlier PHP versions you can use func_get_args.

    <?php
    function file_build_path() {
    return     join(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, func_get_args($segments));
    }

    file_build_path("home", "alice", "Documents", "example.txt");
    ?>
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    Anonymous
    10 years ago
    For my part I'll continue to use this constant because it seems more future safe and flexible, even if Windows installations currently convert the paths magically. Not that syntax aesthetics matter but I think it can be made to look attractive:

    <?php
    $path     = join(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, array('root', 'lib', 'file.php');
    ?>
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    -> Anonymous user
    5 years ago
    <?php
    class RegisterController extends Controller{
    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | Register Controller
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    |
    | This controller handles the registration of new users as well as their
    | validation and creation. By default this controller uses a trait to
    | provide this functionality without requiring any additional code.
    |
    */

    use RegistersUsers;

    /**
    * Where to redirect users after registration.
    *
    * @var string
    */
    protected $redirectTo = '/home';

    /**
    * Create a new controller instance.
    *
    * @return void
    */
    public function __construct()
    {
    $this->middleware('guest');
    }

    /**
    * Get a validator for an incoming registration request.
    *
    * @param array $data
    * @return \Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Validator
    */
    protected function validator(array $data)
    {
    return     Validator::make($data, [
    'name' => 'required|string|max:255',
    'email' => 'required|string|email|max:255|unique:users',
    'password' => 'required|string|min:6|confirmed',
    ]);
    }

    /**
    * Create a new user instance after a valid registration.
    *
    * @param array $data
    * @return \App\User
    */
    protected function create(array $data)
    {
    return     User::create([
    'name' => $data['name'],
    'email' => $data['email'],
    'password' => bcrypt($data['password']),
    ]);
    }
    }
    ?>

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