Use custom class in Laravel 5 - php

Question

In app/Library I have a file called Helpers.php
<?php
namespace App\Library\Helpers;
class Helpers {
public function truncate($text) {
if (strlen($text) > 200) {
preg_replace('/\s+?(\S+)?$/', '', substr($text, 0, 201));
}
return $text;
}
}
In one of my views, I want to use the class:
#foreach($data['articles'] as $article)
<div class="container">
<div class="article">
<h1>{{ $article->title }}</h1>
<p>
<?php
$helpers = new \App\Library\Helpers;
echo $helpers->truncate($article->body);
?>
</p>
</div>
</div>
#endforeach
I get this error:
Class 'App\Library\Helpers' not found

Answer 1

You are trying to use a namespace not a class, your class is actually App\Library\Helpers\Helpers. Using blade you can use the inject method to get your class in a view.
#inject('helpers', 'App\Library\Helpers\Helpers')
#foreach($data['articles'] as $article)
<div class="container">
<div class="article">
<h1>{{ $article->title }}</h1>
<p>{{ $helpers->truncate($article->body) }}</p>
</div>
</div>
#endforeach
Using inject creates a new variable of the name passed as the first argument with a value of the class passed in as the second argument. Your helpers are now available in the view.

Answer 2

<?php
$helpers = new App\Library\Helpers\Helpers;
echo $helpers->truncate($article->body);
?>
Or fix the namespace name.
namespace App\Library;