Laravel 5.5 call Controller function from blade view with parameter
Stefan Izdrail
Founder & Senior Architect · 2026-06-29
Title: Efficiently Calling Controller Functions from Blade Views with Parameters
Introduction
When working with Laravel frameworks, we often need to call controller functions directly from within our views. This can be achieved using a combination of Laravel's powerful blade views and controllers. In this article, we will learn how to successfully call a function from a Controller and pass the product ID (or any other value) as a parameter while ensuring that the code works as expected without causing errors or losing efficiency.
Let's first understand how controller functions work in Laravel:
1. The controller is a class responsible for handling HTTP requests, managing business logic, and interacting with models to retrieve data.
2. A function within the controller acts as an entry point into the controller. It performs specific tasks based on the given parameters from the blade view or any other source.
3. Blade views enable developers to create HTML templates that can be rendered by the framework. These templates have access to several helper functions and variables, such as route names, form helper functions, and others.
Steps to Call Controller Functions with Parameters from Blade Views
1. Add the required code in the blade file (e.g., list.blade.php) - Include the PHP code block to call the desired controller function:
<span class="text-bold">
@php
use App\Http\Controllers\ServiceProvider;
echo ServiceProvider::getLowestPrice($product_cat->id);
@endphp
</span>
Route::post('/getLowestPrice/{id}', 'ServiceProvider@getLowestPrice');
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
class ServiceProvider extends Controller
{
public static function getLowestPrice($id) {
return $id;
}
}
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
class ServiceProvider extends Controller
{
public function getLowestPrice($id) {
use App\Http\Controllers\ServiceProvider;
echo ServiceProvider::getLowestPrice($product_cat->id);
}
}
<span class="text-bold">
@php
echo ServiceProvider::getLowestPrice($product_cat->id);
@endphp
</span>