Laravel failure to pass tabindex variable between partials - include

Question

I've run into a slight problem with my enumerated tab indices using Laravel.
I have a simple controller
public function get_login()
{
return View::make('auth.login')->with('i', 1);
}
Then in my view I'm loading two partials.
#layout('layout.master')
#section('content')
<article>
#include('layout.partials.login-form')
</article>
<aside>
#include('layout.partials.sidebar-guest')
</aside>
#endsection
The partials both have forms and are collecting the $i variable and using it like this
{{ Form::text('username', Input::old('username'), array('tabindex' => $i++)) }}
The issue is that whilst the $i variable increments fine within the partial, after the #include is completed and the next #include is loaded it does not see that the $i variable has incremented.
Is there any easy way around this?

Answer 1

Hi you have two option:
1) Send the $i variable from the controller:
public function get_login()
{
$i=1;
return view('auth.login')->with('i');
}
And then you use $i variable in the view
{{ Form::text('username', Input::old('username'), array('tabindex' => $i++)) }}
2) Define the $i variable in the view and use it:
Controler:
public function get_login()
{
return view('auth.login');
}
View:
#layout('layout.master')
#section('content')
#php
$i = 1;
#endphp
<article>
#include('layout.partials.login-form')
</article>
<aside>
#include('layout.partials.sidebar-guest')
</aside>
#endsection
Then you use it in each of parts of the view:
{{ Form::text('username', Input::old('username'), array('tabindex' => $i++)) }}
Good luck.