Standard PHP objects
The best way to provide PHP variables to JavaScript is json_encode. When using Blade you can do it like following:
<script>
var bool = {!! json_encode($bool) !!};
var int = {!! json_encode($int) !!};
/* ... */
var array = {!! json_encode($array_without_keys) !!};
var object = {!! json_encode($array_with_keys) !!};
var object = {!! json_encode($stdClass) !!};
</script>
There is also a Blade directive for decoding to JSON. I'm not sure since which version of Laravel but in 5.5 it is available. Use it like following:
<script>
var array = @json($array);
</script>
Jsonable's
When using Laravel objects e.g. Collection or Model you should use the ->toJson() method. All those classes that implements the \Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Jsonable interface supports this method call. The call returns automatically JSON.
<script>
var collection = {!! $collection->toJson() !!};
var model = {!! $model->toJson() !!};
</script>
When using Model class you can define the $hidden property inside the class and those will be filtered in JSON. The $hidden property, as its name describs, hides sensitive content. So this mechanism is the best for me. Do it like following:
class User extends Model
{
/* ... */
protected $hidden = [
'password', 'ip_address' /* , ... */
];
/* ... */
}
And somewhere in your view
<script>
var user = {!! $user->toJson() !!};
</script>