Laravel 9: how to use enums in blade (<select>)? - php

Question

I read this awesome article before asking here.
I created an enum class CaseSeverity to use across all forms that needs it. I couldn't find a way to use the enum within the blade, specifically listing the cases within <select> options.
I did a workaround by mkaing a static function in the enum class:
public static function option()
{
return [
'high' => 'high',
'medium' => 'medium',
'low' => 'low'
];
}
Then made a helper function to fetch the array:
if(!function_exists('case_severity')) {
// Get case severity enum
function case_severity() {
return CaseSeverity::option();
}
}
Then used that in the blade:
<select class="form-select #error('severity') is-invalid #enderror"
name="severity" required
data-control="select2"
data-placeholder="Select"
data-hide-search="true">
<option></option>
#foreach (case_severity() as $item)
<option value="{{ $item }}"> {{ $item }} </option>
#endforeach
</select>
Yes, it working as I want it to be, but I have a strong feeling that there is a better way of doing it? Because to me the code/enum cases are repeated.
Entire enum class:
enum CaseSeverity : string
{
case High = 'high';
case Medium = 'medium';
case Low = 'low';
// Coloring the cases to use in datatables as badges
public function color(): string
{
return match($this)
{
self::High => 'badge-danger',
self::Medium => 'badge-warning',
self::Low => 'badge-success',
};
}
// To use in <select> fields
public static function option()
{
return [
'high' => 'high',
'medium' => 'medium',
'low' => 'low'
];
}
}

Answer 1

You could do it like this if you like it bettter.
In your App\Enums\Severity file:
public static function values(): array
{
return array_column(self::cases(), 'name', 'value');
}
Then you can loop through the values:
#foreach(App\Enums\Severity::values() as $key=>$value)
<option value="{{ $key }}">{{ $value }}</option>
#endforeach