* // Get the "email" item from the input array
* $email = Input::get('email');
*
* // Return a default value if the specified item doesn't exist
* $email = Input::get('name', 'Taylor');
*
*
* @param string $key
* @param mixed $default
* @return mixed
*/
public static function get($key = null, $default = null)
{
return Arr::get(static::$input, $key, $default);
}
/**
* Determine if the old input data contains an item.
*
* @param string $key
* @return bool
*/
public static function had($key)
{
return ( ! is_null(static::old($key)) and trim((string) static::old($key)) !== '');
}
/**
* Get input data from the previous request.
*
*
* // Get the "email" item from the old input
* $email = Input::old('email');
*
* // Return a default value if the specified item doesn't exist
* $email = Input::old('name', 'Taylor');
*
*
* @param string $key
* @param mixed $default
* @return string
*/
public static function old($key = null, $default = null)
{
if (Config::get('session.driver') == '')
{
throw new \Exception('A session driver must be specified in order to access old input.');
}
return Arr::get(Session\Manager::get(Input::old_input, array()), $key, $default);
}
/**
* Get an item from the uploaded file data.
*
*
* // Get the array of information for the "picture" upload
* $picture = Input::file('picture');
*
* // Get a specific element from the file array
* $size = Input::file('picture.size');
*
*
* @param string $key
* @param mixed $default
* @return array
*/
public static function file($key = null, $default = null)
{
return Arr::get($_FILES, $key, $default);
}
/**
* Move an uploaded file to permanent storage.
*
* This method is simply a convenient wrapper around move_uploaded_file.
*
*
* // Move the "picture" item from the $_FILES array to a permanent location
* Input::upload('picture', 'path/to/storage/picture.jpg');
*
*
* @param string $key
* @param string $path
* @return bool
*/
public static function upload($key, $path)
{
return array_key_exists($key, $_FILES) ? File::upload($key, $path, $_FILES) : false;
}
}