How do I pass a variable to the layout using Laravel' Blade templating?

Question

In Laravel 4, my controller uses a Blade layout:

class PagesController extends BaseController {
    protected $layout = \         


        

Answer 1

class PagesController extends BaseController {
    protected $layout = 'layouts.master';

    public function index()
    {
        $this->layout->title = "Home page";
        $this->layout->content = View::make('pages/index');
    }
}

At the Blade Template file, REMEMBER to use @ in front the variable.

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@yield('content')
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